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Stuart Wilson is corporate marketing director at more2life  The latest more2life data has revealed that the proportion of over-55s who have been using equity release to fund a property purchase has tripled from 5% in ‘normal’ market conditions to 15% since the outbreak of the pandemic. This enhanced buyer appetite has primarily been fuelled by the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, which has caused one of the biggest upticks in property market activity in recent memory. However, while this spike in demand is a fantastic sign of market resilience, it does lend an added layer of complexit...

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Q&A: Industry is adapting to support clients in vulnerable circumstances Tracy Coghill, solicitor and member of the Risk & Compliance team, City Asset Management Is the industry doing enough to support vulnerable clients? Vulnerability is an increasing concern for our industry. The FCA has kept a very public focus on vulnerable customers recently, with a number of statements and its February guidance note considering the issues. Worryingly, the regulator has suggested that up to 50% of our clients may be vulnerable at any given time. Of course, we must put this into the context of a global pa...

Trying to make your own ‘DIY Will’ is a risky business. Barnard Castle Solicitors Tilly Bailey & Irvine explain why you should only trust a firm of legal experts for the task of making a Will. Are you thinking it’s time to start drafting a Will or Family Trust? Maybe an estate plan? The first step after making that decision is to find your solicitor. At this stage, with your family at helm of these important decisions, it is something that cannot be cobbled together lightly. People have been prone to letting Will Writers prepare their Wills and also assist with other arrangements for t...

A fond farewell after 50 years in law for John Ellis John Ellis, Director at Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors with offices in Pickering, Malton, York and Selby, who has served thousands of clients in Pickering and the surrounding areas, retires on 30 April 2021 after 51 years as a solicitor. John qualified as a solicitor in 1970 and has provided high quality legal services to individuals, businesses and the farming community across his extensive career. He is well known and respected for his work across a range of legal services including Wills and Probate, commercial, residential and agricultu...