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Purchasing a Property-Is There a Risk of Flooding?
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Purchasing a property? Is there a flooding risk?

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No Win, No Fee Reforms Put Back to April 2013
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No Win No fee Reforms Put back to April 2013

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Spread the Warmth and Help Save Lives
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Spread the warmth 10k Run

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Breens Supports Crosby Festival of Music and Dance
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Breens Supports Crosby festival of Music and Dance

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Breens Supports Jospice Golden Jubilee
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Breens Supports Jospice Golden Jubilee

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Rapid Growth in Accredited Firms on the Conveyancing Quality Scheme
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Rapid Growth in Accredited Firms on the Conveyancing Quality Scheme

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First Time Buyers SDLT relief ends 24th March 2012
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First time buyers SDLT relief set to end

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Happy New Year to Our Clients and Contacts
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Happy New Year

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Home Movers not keen on big brands says survey
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Home movers survey

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Kate Atkinson joins Breens Conveyancing team
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Kate Atkinson joins Breens Conveyancing department

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Usernames and passwords should be left in Wills
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Usernames and Passwords shold be left in Wills

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Will writing services to be reviewed by Banks
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Will writing services to be reviewed by banks

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Southport Samaritans Will Week
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Southport Samaritans will Week

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Santander makes the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme mandatory
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Santander makes Law Society's Conveyancing Scheme mandatory

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Avoid DIY Probate
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Avoid DIY probate

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Employers need to review their sickness policies
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Employers need to review sickness policies

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Solicitors for the Elderly Call For Urgent Regulation of Will Writing.
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Solicitors for the Elderly call for Will Writers regulation

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Breens secures membership to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme
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Breens secures the Law Society's quality conveyancing mark

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Do you trust your lawyer?
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Do you trust your lawyer?

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Are you ready for the Bribery Act?
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Bribery Act

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Breens awarded prestigious Investors in People Silver award
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Investors in People Silver award

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Charities need to promote legacies
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Charites need to promote legacies

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Prize draw results
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Prize draw results!

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Deposit Case win for Landlords
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Landlords win deposit case

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Jospice Make a Will week
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Breens support Jospice Will Week w/c 16th May

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Breens Sponsor Waterloo Rugby match
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Breens sponsor Waterloo Rugby Club match

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Charites concerned over court ruling
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Charities worried over ruling

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Default retirement age abolished
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Default retirement age abolished

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Breens launch Law Donut resource
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Breens partner with Law Donut for business resource

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Protect your digital information update your will
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Protect your digital information when making your will

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Law Society launches consumer campaign to seek regulation of will writers
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Law Society launches Will writing campaign

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Banks will- writing services to be reviewed
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Banks agree to review will-writing services

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Simplified accounts for small firms
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Simplified accounts for small businesses

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RSPCA to appeal ruling on legacy
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RSPCA appeal ruling

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Consumers back 'name and shame' policy
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Consumers back name and shame policy

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'Can't take it with you' episode 6
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Will writing, dealing with disablility

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Taxpayers warned by HMRC to be vigilant
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HMRC warns taxpayers to be vigilant

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'Can't take it with you' episode 5
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Will writing, dealing with the family business

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'Can't take it with you' episode 4
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Will writing the difficulty in deciding who is to act as guardian

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Consumer rights strengthened by Consumer Credit Act amendments
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Amendments to the Consumer Credit Act

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'Can't take it with you' episode 3
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Will writing the difficulty in deciding who receives what proportion of your estate

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Will Aid raises £1.5 million for UK charities
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Will Aid raises £1.5million for UK Charities

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Will shared parental leave be too difficult for small businesses
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Shared Parental Leave new proposals announced by the Government

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'Can't take it with you' episode 2
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Cant take it with you episode 2 Favouritism

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Jospice Make a Will week
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Jospice make a will week 16th May 2011

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Can't Take It with You
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Sir Gerry Robinson's new series "Can't Take It with You" began on the BBC 2 last...

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Tax - free expenses payments and the national minimum wage
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Tax free payments and the minimum wage

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Increase in the number of dissatisfied beneficiaries disputing wills
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Increase in the number of dissatisfied beneficiaries challenging wills

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Digital communication technology usage in court approved
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Lord Judge the Lord Chief Justice has said that the use of  "an unobtrusive, handheld, virtually silent piece of modern equipment" could be used in court. This will mean that people would be able to report on court proceedings using twitter,...
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Government announces court closures
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The Government announced last week that more than 150 county courts and magistrates courts across England and Wales will be closed in the new year. The closures will include the firms local courts Southport County court and Southport magistrates court. The...
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Can We Talk?
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A recent survey of 2000 consumers carried out by Contact Law has found that 47% of people were unable to contact their lawyer out of hours. Only 38% of clients said that their laywer was easy to get hold of in the evening, with the rest saying it was rare...
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Will Writing Mystery Shopper Research
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The Legal Services Board is to begin its first Will Mystery Shopping initiative. They are looking for 100 consumers to take part in the will writing exercise. The idea is that 40 consumers would use a Solicitor, 40 a will writer and 20 a DIY will kit. ...
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Home Information Packs (HIPS) Scrapped
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Good news for the housing market.The Government announced on the 20th May 2010 that they were scrapping HIPs with immediate effect.Up and till then anyone wanting to put their house on the market had to have a Home Information Pack which could cost anything...
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Why should I make a Lasting Power of Attorney ?
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It is widely understood that making a Will is one of the most important documents needed in respect of managing your assets and ensuring they go to the correct people upon your death. However, a Will is only applicable upon death. More importantly and...
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Reviewed your Will recently?
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Having a will is vital to protect your family, but equally important is regularily reviewing your will to ensure that it still achieves what you originally intended. We would recommend that you consider a review at least every two years as...
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Jennifer joins Later Life Planning Team at Breens
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A New initiative to encourage people to make wills has been launched by Breens Solicitors. Willing Wednesdays aims to encourage people to view will making in a more positive light...

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Thinking of moving house ? Visit our links page
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If your thinking of moving why not search for a property through our links page. We have created links to all the local Estate agents websites in Southport, Formby and Crosby. Simply click on an agent and start searching! Click here to go to our links...
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Breens Launches Willing Wednesdays
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A New initiative to encourage people to make wills has been launched by Breens Solicitors. Willing Wednesdays aims to encourage people to view will making in a more positive light...

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Sarah's appointment strengthens the Breens team
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The Private Client department of Breens Solicitors has been strengthened by the appointment of specialist solicitor Sarah Charnley...

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Pre-nuptials booming
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Research by Grant Thornton has found a significant increase in the demand for pre-nuptial agreements... 

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New Personal Injury website launched
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Breens new Personal Injury website launched... 

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Only half the adult population have wills
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A survey by Standard Life has found that only half the adult population of the UK have wills...

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Awareness of Legal Expenses Insurance
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Report on Legal Expenses insurance published

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Child seats should be replaced after an accident
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ROSPA report on child seats published. Seats should be replaced after accidents.

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Free half hour consultation
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If you are experiencing Matrimonial problems Breens offer an initial free confidential consultation

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Inheritance Act Changes
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Inheritance Act changes
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