Personal Matters

Last year, the UK government launched a temporary ‘Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday’ on house purchases up to £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland. Last week the UK Chancellor announced that this ‘holiday’ will be extended for a period of 3...

Writing a Will is an important way of ensuring that your family and loved ones are protected and provided for if you die. However, changes to your circumstances such as getting married, moving to a new property, or the death...

You may have made a Will, but have you considered who would look after your affairs during your lifetime and ensure your wishes were met if you lost mental capacity due to either illness or an accident? Wills & Probate...

Christmas is a time for families to be together. However, for separated parents it is not always that simple, this year more than ever. Samantha Sanders is Head of Family Law at Ellis-Fermor & Negus and explains what families should...

Today is the first day of Resolution’s Good Divorce Week 2020 (30 November – 4 December) which aims to raise awareness of reducing conflict when going through a separation. Resolution is a community of over 6,500 family lawyers across England...

Welcome to the team, Sally! We are delighted to welcome Sally Corringan to Ellis-Fermor & Negus Solicitors. Sally joins the Family law team based at our Beeston office to assist clients across Nottinghamshire with a range of Family matters. About...

The UK Chancellor has this week introduced a landmark ‘Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday’ on house purchases up to £500,000 in England and Northern Ireland until 31st March 2021. The new rules aim to help buyers who may have struggled...

Have you ever wondered what could happen to your pet if your relationship were to break down? Are you unsure where he/she might live? I frequently get asked about pets and divorce and therefore wanted to write an article to address some of the concerns...

Article by Rianne Wilcockson. With our minds focussed on the coronavirus, many people are unaware that a key change to the way we give consent to organ donation has taken place. The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 came into...

Article by Rianne Wilcockson. The current times we find ourselves in are certainly strange. I had the unusual situation of starting at Ellis-Fermor & Negus with the lockdown still in place. However, with a 30% increase in people making Wills...