Please phone 999 if you are in immediate danger, or for other resources, please visit https://www.refuge.org.uk/. According to the organisation Living Without Abuse, domestic abuse now affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime, and...
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This December Bennett Griffin are proud to join with Bowel Cancer UK to save lives by growing a beard. This charity is very personal to us at Bennett Griffin, as our Managing Partner, Kate Hallin was diagnosed in March 2018 with Bowel Cancer at just...
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The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/962) (“MEES Regulations”) were introduced with the intention to improve the energy efficiency of privately rented properties. MEES Regulations...
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The Times recently reported on a dispute between two neighbours which perfectly illustrates how out of hand minor disagreements can become. On face value, the story seems barely believable – two pensioners were ordered to pay over £20,000 in...
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According to research by unbiased.co.uk in October 2017, over 60% of the UK population do not have a Will. This statistic hides the disparity in the age of those without Wills; of those between 18 and 34, only 16% have a Will, as do 28% of those...
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More people than ever are choosing to say adieu to corporate culture, office politics, and cubicles and go into business for themselves. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the number of self-employed increased from 3.3 million...
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Imagine working for months or even years on a new idea; toiling nights, and weekends, only to have your efforts duplicated wholesale by another business or person. Such an outcome is potentially devastating, but more importantly, avoidable, if you...
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Imagine being promised something in a Will, only to find that, upon the document’s reading, you have been left out in the cold. This is what happened to Lucy Habberfield, the youngest daughter of Frank and Jane. The latter owned the 220-acre...
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Divorce rates have gone down. It’s official. The cynic in me says this doesn’t mean that people are much happier in their married states, but that some may be making the best of it and riding the economic disquiet until they are older and wiser....
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