Concerns over 'Heir Hunting'Law Society Gazette 21 Feb. 2010 In May 2009, Trevor Moore, a 61-year-old IT consultant from Hertfordshire, was alerted to the existence of a hitherto unknown cousin by the approach of a one-man-band probate research company that was looking for potential beneficiaries for an unclaimed estate Read more
Identity theft hits Spanish propertyAlex Coxall 7 Feb. 2010 Identity theft could pose as big a threat to Spanish property owners as the application of CostaLaw (Ley de Costas), illegal building licences, demolition orders and 'Land Grab' laws, according to leading Spanish property website Fly2Let.
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Will writers under scrutinyCitiwire 10 Jan. 2010 The Law Society has made a move to outlaw rogue or unqualified will writers. Over half the population hasn’t made a will and of those who have, a significant proportion of their wills are likely to have been written by unqualified will writers – leaving clients with no form of redress if things go wrong. Read more
House Prices Up 0.5%ST 1 Nov. 2009 LONDON - UK HOUSE prices climbed 0.5 per cent in October, marking the sixth consecutive monthly rise, although at a slower pace, a major mortgage lender reported on Friday. Read more
Property QueenAlex Coxall 27 Oct. 2009 It is reassuring to know that not everyone has been hit so hard by the property slump. It would seem that the Queen has done rather well, seeing a $500 million boost in her £6.5 billion property portfolio over the last six months. Read more
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