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High profile probate disputes follow celebrities and the super-rich as surely as night follows day, but such challenges are becoming increasingly common, whatever the values involved. Some of the names to have made headlines include the artist Salvador Dali, whose body was exhumed last year for a DNA test after a woman claimed to be…
To help keep landlords up to date Leonard Scudder in our Dispute Resolution Department has put together this guide to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions around serving notice. The provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 and The Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed Requirements Regulations 2015 introduced new requirements for serving a…
Have you considered who would manage your affairs and make decisions, if you have an illness or accident that leaves you incapable of looking after things yourself? A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) enables you to appoint someone you trust to look after your financial affairs or your health and welfare, with minimum effort, delay…
A new online service should cut the stress of applying for a divorce according to the Ministry of Justice, but family law professionals say it’s likely to benefit only those with simple finances who are pursuing the DIY route. The Ministry of Justice announcement of the nationwide scheme for online divorce applications follows a successful…
If you own your own property, then you’re generally responsible for not allowing it to become derelict. The buck stops with you, whether the property is residential or commercial, and by law you have to ensure it’s safe for members of the public to enter or pass by. If a building falls into disrepair or…
The summer of 2018 is already being compared with the long, hot scorcher of 1976. Records have been broken across the UK, the words ‘hose-pipe ban’ are being whispered, and we’re all suffering from sleep deprivation due to night-time temperatures that are in the high teens. It’s hot, it’s sticky, and, unless you’re at the…
Stephen Rimmer LLP with branches in Eastbourne and Hastings has raised more than £7,000 for charity this year after taking part in the Will Aid will-writing campaign which asks solicitors to write wills for local people and instead, ask only for a voluntary donation to charity. Stephen Rimmer LLP Solicitors has taken part in the…
Daphne Grant from our Conveyancing Department was the lucky winner of a Sonos sound system in a recent prize draw from InfoTrack. Wayne Mcghan Business Development Manager presented Daphne with the sound system at our offices in Hyde Gardens Eastbourne. At Stephen Rimmer LLP we embrace technology and use InfoTrack as our search provider in our…
Stephen Rimmer LLP are pleased to confirm that we have been reaccredited with the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme certification. CQS was created by the Law Society to encourage best practice amongst conveyancing solicitors. It is designed to give buyers, sellers and lenders confidence in their dealings with an accredited firm. Stephen Rimmer LLP…