We are pleased to announce that the winner of our free raffle at the above event was Helen Griffiths.

Eddie Vine the man responsible for the design of our website and other materials is running the Liverpool half marathon on 28th March 2010.  He is raising money for Combat Stress.  Combat Street specialises in the care of British Veterans who have been profoundly traumatised by harrowing experiences during their service.  We wish Eddie luck.

If you wish to sponsor Eddie please click on the following link

http://www.justgiving.com/eddie-Vine

A man was charged with criminal damage to two hamburgers for throwing them in the bin! A mix up in the order saw the two hamburgers arrive hours late and as a result Mr Morgan refused to pay for them.  As Mr Morgan had by then eaten he threw the hamburgers in the bin.  He was then arrested for robbery by a team of policeman.  It later came to light that the hamburgers did in fact belong to Mr Morgan and not the takeaway, as it was their policy not to charge for food if the order is wrong in anyway and as such he was within his rights to throw them away in any event!  An amusing story but a costly one to the public purse.

Partner Jacqui Marsland along with Nicola Jones solicitor attended the Motov8 day held at Glyndwr University.  The day was organised by the North Wales NHS trust and was arranged to promote the nations health and to give advice to those with mental health problems.  Jacqui and Nicola were on hand to give people advice about Lasting Powers of Attorneys, general Wills and Wills for parents whose children have health problems.  If you would like advice about any of these matters please contact the office

Congratulations to Gemma Davies who won the jogger/exercise trampoline following our raffle yesterday.  Thank you to every who attended the event which was a great success.

The Government has now published a Green Paper in an attempt to address the contentious issue of the funding of long term care.  It presents three suggestions, and a consultation period will run until November 2009 when it expects that the chosen system will be published in a White Paper next year.   It is proposed that the system itself will be phased in from 2014.

The Government has ruled out funding the whole cost itself as this would require taxes to be increased substantially.

Should we therefore stop worrying about how we are to address the issue of care home and nursing home fees?  Certainly not:-

·       Whichever system is chosen some cost and we do not know at this stage how much will fall on the individual.

·       Also it is not certain that the measure will reach the statute books given that a general election is looming.

·       In addition the country’s finances are in a weakened state as a result of the banking crisis and one wonders where the Government’s money is going to come from.

Accordingly we are advising our clients that they should still plan their financial affairs as they have in the past on the assumption that the cost of care home and nursing home fees will fall on the individual.

If you require any advice please do not hesitate to contact us.

Congratulations to Mark and his wife Emily on the birth of their daughter.   Ffion Sophie Roberts  was born on Wednesday 17th June.

As from 1^st October customers will be entitled to a 7 day cooling off period for contracts signed at their homes whether the appointment was pre-arranged or not.  It is hoped that the new regulations will put an end to businesses that use underhand tactics.  Up until this date the cooling off period only applied to unsolicited callers

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced today that stamp duty will not apply to residential house purchases under £175000.00. This relief will apply from 3^rd September 2008 until September 3^rd 2009 and is intended to kick start the property market.

With properties available in the local area for less than £175000.00 hopefully we will see the property market begin to move.

Additionally the Government intend to offer interest free loans to first time buyers but we are waiting for full details at the time of posting this blog.

If you require any help or assistance with any aspect of buying a property please contact us.