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Around 97 per cent of households across England and Wales are believed to have completed Census 2021, with all local…

People should include digital passwords in their will to ensure executors can access vital online information, the Law Society has…

The government says it has corrected “a historic anomaly” by adding the names of mothers of brides and grooms to…

Social enterprise letting agency Homes for Good (HfG) has joined forces with the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership to purchase and…

People born in the 1980s can expect twice as much of their lifetime income to come from inheritance compared to…

Families are increasingly considering using a deed of variation to change the will of a loved one who has passed…

The Scottish Government has outlined a 20-year strategy to deliver 100,000 affordable homes over the next decade. ‘Housing to 2040’…

The England and Wales High Court has found in favour of Timothy Mundil-Williams, that a will executed by his late father…

Oldham Council is working in partnership with Homes England, to buy empty Oldham homes and bring them back into use….

The number of empty homes in Coventry has risen sharply to more than 3,000 in just 18 months, partially as…

The widow of Tom Makin, heir to the JD Sports empire who died in 2019, is seeking to rescind the…

New research has revealed that one in seven adults in England, the equivalent of six million people, is concerned about…

The Covid-19 pandemic, along with cuts to legal aid, has added greatly to the emotional trauma of lawyers, the authors…

The Times has produced a remarkable visual guide to the history of the census, demonstrating how the information gathering process…

The council has announced its intention to introduce the premium tax on homes that have been sitting empty for more…

A national law firm has analysed a recent High Court case to examine what can happen when a will does…

The latest market industry analysis suggests there has been a recent rise in the number of women asking professionals to…

Four houses which are blighting their neighbourhoods are set to be compulsorily purchased by Derby City Council at a cost…

With the 2021 Census coming on March 21, the opportunity remains to learn more about our history, as well as…

Leicestershire City Council has completed the multi-million pound purchase of 174 former nurses’ homes to create social housing. The properties…