Claire Gummow, Chartered Legal Executive at Penderlaw Solicitors, outlines the leasehold reforms due to be announced in this week’s King’s Speech. The government has confirmed that the forthcoming King’s Speech will contain a bill to phase out some types of leasehold. In a recent post on X, formerly known as twitter, housing minister, Rachel Mclean…
Tegan joined Penderlaw Solicitors in 2018 following work experience with the firm and has recently qualified as a Solicitor. She was born and raised in Cornwall before moving away to study Law at the University of Swansea, graduating in 2017 with a 2:1 honours, but was keen to return home to her beloved Cornwall following…
We are heartbroken to announce the death of our much loved and respected friend and colleague, Melissa Polglase, who tragically passed away on Thursday 27th July. Our hearts go out to her family and loved ones and we send out deepest condolences to them at this awful time. Mel joined Penderlaw in 2015. She began…
Rachel Macwilliam, a Family Law specialist at Penderlaw Solicitors, discusses the potential pitfalls for unmarried couples buying a property together and has some advice on how to avoid financial disaster should the relationship fail. More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married according to government figures. In 2021 just over…
On Saturday 20th May, some brave members of the team at Penderlaw took part in the Pretty Muddy 5k challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK which took place at the Stithians Showground. The weather was perfect for it and the team thoroughly enjoyed the event. Alice Vage from the Wills, Trusts & Probate…
Protecting yourself from online scams and advance fee fraud…
In recent years, property fraud has increased at a worrying rate with more and more daring and elaborate scams coming to light. The rapid increase in the value of property over recent years is probably a significant factor driving this type of fraud. Samantha Bellamy, Chartered Legal Executive at Penderlaw Solicitors in Truro discusses this…
Did you know that all UK resident trusts (with some exceptions) are required to be registered by trustees on the Trustee Registration Service (TRS) by 01 September 2022? Previously, only trusts with a tax liability (for example, income tax, inheritance tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty) had to be registered on the Trust Registration Service.…
A while back we published a blog to try and help those without legal knowledge understand the basic stages of the divorce process. The recent introduction of the new No Fault Divorce legislation has affected these stages slightly, so we felt it was time to refresh this blog. Here’s an update from Rachel Macwilliam, Solicitor…
Trusts are often perceived as complicated, surrounded by baffling terminology, expensive and only necessary for the super-rich, but as Solicitor Lucy Wilton explains, this is not necessarily the case and many of us may even have one without realising it! What is a Trust? Most of us have heard of Trusts, but may not have…
