The original of a will of has gone missing. The solicitors only have a copy and say the original was put in the deceased's bank 25 years ago - the problem is we don't know which bank. I have been offered two opposing opinions. One says the probate office will take the position that the will stands (after a lengthy verification process). The other position is that the probate office could assume...

The original of a will of has gone missing. The solicitors only have a copy and say the original was put in the deceased's bank 25 years ago - the problem is we don't know which bank. I have been offered two opposing opinions. One says the probate office will take the position that the will stands (after a lengthy verification process). The other position is that the probate office could...

Hi all, just after a bit of advice on securing a debt against a family member. Putting a charge on a house is not an option, the best asset is a valuable camper van worth considerably more than the sum to be owed. The person giving the money would rather not become the owner of the van for various insurance based reasons (having it in their name would add considerably to the insurance...

Back in November, yes November, I had a walking pace motor vehicle accident at a roundabout. The driver started to move off on a clear road and suddenly braked. Luckily I was only crawling forward bu the cars touched. We pulled to the side of the road and I noticed that here was already considerable damage to the rear of the other vehicle. I took a photo using my mobile and the guy who got out of...

Hi all, A friend of a relative is in debt and has been given notice that bailiffs will visit her house to seize goods. She has asked my relative to look after some items, mainly electrical goods - TV, stereo, microwave etc. I gather from Googling that this is not unlawful, but is a bad idea because the bailiff will simply return at a later date.

My parents are going to the solicitor to sign wills drawn up for both of them. They've done this before years ago and solicitor kept the signed wills in his safe. What I'm thinking is supposing solicitor lost wills e.g. clerk forgot to put them in safe, or was burgled and mistakenly didn't tell us etc. There would be no record of them, no spare ones. I know it's unlikely anything like that...

Gooday peoples, this one is up in Sunny Scotland today I live in a 6 flatted property, it is ex local authority. There is one flat that is left that is owned by the council, so basically the council now only own 1/6th of the block. I find myself now needing new key cut for the main entry into the block. Everyone I go to says that it is a council property and we need a letter from the council...

Hi :-) I have just received a letter from my local Council tax office. I have had a liability order against me on 5 Aug 08. Normally I pay 3 months upfront, but due to an error I made in my schedule I inadvertently went overdue by a month. I sent a cheque for a further 3 months(+ or -) along with an explanation. -I am currently paid up until end of September-.

I wonder if someone can help me out? I live in a block of six leashold aparments. I recently stored my bicycle in a communal hallway and was sent a letter by the management company stating: " Please ensure that all items are removed from the communal areas and service cupboards as in breach of the Lease within 21 days of the date of this letter. If the items are not removed by the owner in 21...

Can someone offer advice please? I am a sole trader, operating in the service industry, and for five years I have had a website, which was html based, and which I produced myself, from one of those ‘build-it-yourself’ software kits, Webstudio4 actually. It didn’t set Google on fire but it was producing about three hundred hits a week, which certainly kept me busy. My site has a lot of text on...

Hi everyone - ime hoping some one can help me with an urgent problem? I am living on Corfu in Greece and the laws here are difficult and complicated. My husband and I are English I am desperate to obtain records of the purchase and sale of a house i we jointly owned in England over 8 years ago. My soon to be ex-husband has all the rellevant documents , is saying he doesnt have them and wont allow...

I am new member. I find the forum really helpful regarding UK law. I am happy to join. Cheers

A landlord has a flat for rent. The rent for a new tenant who is working full time would be £400 pcm. (This could be considered the market rate rent for the flat.) However, the rent for a new tenant on Housing Benefit is £450 pcm. This is because the rate of Local Housing Allowance applicable to that property is £450 pcm. The landlord refuses to accept Housing Benefit tenants on a lower rent.

An individual who is romantically interested in one of my friends was arrested earlier this year. I know that a hearing (before trial) was held recently. I do not know what he was charged with although he is on bail. Is there a way of finding out? I realise in America such information would be public but not, I suspect, here. It may be that at this hearing the prosecution decided not...

My mother died recently and in her will left the income of her estate (approx £40,000 per year) to my father and on his death the capital of the estate is to be shared equally between myself and my 2 brothers. My father has announced that he is to remarry. My question is. Will my future mother-in-law be entitled to claim from my mothers estate after my father's death. Many thanks for your time

My car had been in a garage for six months undergoing repairs. The car is worth approx £4000 in working order and I have had a repair bill for over £5000 which I am refusing to pay. Do I have a case for not paying because the garage have caused unneccessary damage to the car (new cylinder head required after garage inspection) and done work that was not required etc etc etc. The car was working...

HI I'm new here, but I'd like to find out where I stand. I've just had a claim for damages issued against me (as the bill payer)for a driving game they claim I downloaded via my broadband connection. I do not know if this actually happened or not (it may be another underage member of my household) I certainly haven't downloaded anything of that nature.

Can anyone tell me the options for sentencing that a magistrate would have if someone was found guilty of Aggravated Criminal Damage and Racially Motivated Aggravated Crminal Damage. This person has a record for assaults against the Police and has recently come off a suspended sentence. smithy

I rent out a house that the agent keeps telling me I must have this certificate and that certificate - but I can't always find the legal basis of their assertion. I know I must have a gas certificate each year, But do I have to have an electrical certificate every 5 years? Now they tell me I must have an Energy Assessment Certificate before I re-let the property - is this true?

After correctly completing the 3 appropriate forms to transfer ownership of a second house from one family member to another, we sent them to the Land Registry. They returned them explaining that they needed those involved to visit with identification before they could act. (This is reassuring, because last time we did this, they didn't ask for identification, and I worried that it might be an...