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Thats great, thanks mf1, sounds like she should just get it sorted now anyway

This is a little long winded, apologies. My parents put dormer windows in the front of their house years ago with full planning permission (can't find that documentation now). The roof was leaking so a few years ago, my mum got the roof replaced and also replaced the dormer windows with velux...

I've dealt with them for years and referred family who've bought PCs. I had my laptop repaired and they were very friendly, helpful and very reasonable. I've also bought loads of peripherals over the years and always shopped around at the time and found them to be the cheapest. I've used...

I suppose the worry in relation to the house value is that whilst an estate agent could give a value for a house, if no one views or offers anything for a year, it is in theory worth nothing. In such a scenario, would it be better that the will doesn't force the executer to sell in that year...

Thanks guys, mf1, thas great info. regarding the stamp duty, I didn't realise there'd be a reduction, As the other thread did mention, the estate shouldn't be in the business of property speculation, Cheers

I'd assume they would then have to pay stamp duty to buy it back and legal costs of buying etc., its an expensive way for them to keep the house especially if all are in agreement to hold onto it for another while

My query is quite similar to Michael3's in that my mother wishes to leave her house to 3 siblings to be divided equally. At present, she has stipulated that the house be sold and proceeds divided equally, however, she now wishes to change this to avoid us being forced to sell if we do not wish...

Thats brill., thanks a mill

We've a wardrobe which closes and locks with a key containing all our coats, shoes, camera etc. Now, it would've been smart to make a copy of the key with small children around but alas, too late for that. The key disappeared over 3 months ago and while we thought it was bound to turn up, think...

I'm trying to sell a car for my mum and put it on numerous websites but got nothing but dodgey "send me your account details so I can transfer the money immediately" emails. I stopped bothering with the online ads as was getting zero genuine interest, its a great car and I priced it lower than...

Re: Looking for specialist advice in area of contracts of indefinet duration Found a recommendation on this site from Brendan for O'Meara Geraghty Mc Court at the following link: http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=1174&highlight=Ciaran+O%27Meara So am meeting them. they were also...

Re: Looking for specialist advice in area of contracts of indefinet duration I've spoken to the union who think I should be entitled to it but I do think I need a solicitor involved so yes, I'm looking fro a solicitor recommendation who specialises in employment law and ideally has experience...

I'm looking for someone who specialises in this area (contracts of indefinite duration) as have been on a yearly contract for 10 years with a public body and have just been given a new contract for a lower grade and lower salary and am wondering what my rights are. eg. I've paid % for pension at...

My father runs a small business which has an excellent reputaion and the value of the business is based mostly on the good business name / reputation he has built up over the years. He had an employee working for him for the last few years who has left and is now advertising "XXXX, formerly...

Re: Are we obliged to pay ridiculous bill from solicitor when no price agreed initial The house was purchased for 730k, does the land registry fee depend on the value of the house - the land was valued at 317k I think. Is there anywhere I can check how much the land reg fee should be? There is...

Re: Are we obliged to pay ridiculous bill from solicitor when no price agreed initial Below is the exact breakdown I received from the solicitor, would the "professional fees" ususally be broken down into more detail than below? I assume the other charges are within a normal range Purchase of...

Re: Are we obliged to pay ridiculous bill from solicitor when no price agreed initial Thanks Orka, he had sent a very basic breakdown, ie. land land registry fees and postage etc. but then heaped the remaining 3k or so per house into "Professional fees". Thats a good idea to ask him to break...

We sold our house and bought a new one 3 years ago and used my family solicitor based down the country in an effort to keep down costs. We had also used the same solicitor when we bought our first house 5 years beforehand. At the time, we asked for a quote and he wouldn't give us one, saying...

Thanks for your replies, am greatful for objective opinions and it looks like the bill is not off the wall after all.

I'm trying to help my father with his finances at the moment as he is terminally ill and hence this situation is all the more upsetting. He had a small business working as a tradesman and used a tax consultant to do his bookkeeping and file end of year accounts as he was set up as a limited...