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Should second home owners pay a premium on Council Tax in Dorset?
Second homeowners may soon see council tax double in Dorset – but is that good for the county’s residents? Rachael Rowe reports
Coastal towns have...
Property law and finance
Is it time to re examine your power of attorney arrangements?
Mental incapacity can affect any one of us at any time, no matter our age. It could occur through illness, accident, or old age....
Property law and finance
Insider tips on the Dorset property market in 2023
Prices may be falling and mortgage lenders nervous – but house hunters are still looking to move. Local experts take a look at the...
Property law and finance
Stamp Duty Land Tax changes
In the mini budget announced by the Chancellor in September some changes were made to the thresholds at which Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...
Dorset Farming
Farmer’s son wins long-running inheritance case
A farmer, disinherited in favour of his brother after a lifetime’s work on the family farm, has won his case in the Supreme Court...
Property law and finance
How to avoid co-ownership disputes
The issue of joint ownership usually arises when a property is owned by more than one person. Matt Collis, Associate in Blanchards Bailey’s Residential...
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