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A recent Supreme Court decision has applied pressure to Parliament to consider the state of divorce law in England and Wales. The current law requires proof that the marriage has broken down irretrievably in order to obtain a divorce. You may divorce someone on the basis of their behaviour or adultery, but under current rules, […]

Jonathan Sharp, Managing Partner, and Mandy Arkell, Chartered Legal Executive Advocate, at the local law firm Hartley & Worstenholme, based in Pontefract and Castleford have recently gained specialist qualifications respectively as a Notary and Children Panel Member. Jonathan, a commercial property solicitor, is now one of around 850 Notaries in England and Wales to be

The Castleford office of Hartley & Worstenholme are please to announce that they are participating in the Martin House Children’s Hospice “make a will month” in May 2016. This gives you the opportunity to have a will written at the discounted price of £60 for a basic single will or £110 for basic mirror wills.

The New Regime Chancellor George Osborne said that stamp duty will be cut for 98% of homebuyers in his Autumn Statement to the Commons.  These changes came into effect at midnight on the 3rd December 2014.   Before the Autumn Changes the amount of stamp duty payable jumped at certain price levels. This system has been replaced by a

Over 85% of the land in England and Wales is registered at the Land Registry and the Land Registry has already registered 23 million titles. If the property you own is not registered at the Land Registry we strongly recommend that you make a voluntary application to register it… why?   Reasons to Register •

The rules that apply if you die without a will changed dramatically on 1 October 2014. If you have a will, you don’t need to worry. If you don’t have a will, make an appointment as soon as possible!   Get in touch here to make an appointment.