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Solicitors in Colchester Asher Prior Bates  specialist family department examine quick fix divorce solutions and gives you advice on what to do should you need to look at how to deal with divorce. Micheal Hicks who heads the Family department has a great reputation for dealing with tricky family matters and disputes in a professional [...]

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Mobile Home Law

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At Colchester solicitors Asher Prior Bates our litigation team headed by Michael Hicks has a wealth of experience in mobile home law and litigation cases helping clients in Essex, Suffolk and around the UK.  The following looks a little closer at The Mobile Homes Act agreement and hopes to help site owners and residents make [...]

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Our firm principal Roger Buston has recently put together a short introduction to Colchester based Solicitors Asher Prior Bates. Click here to view it. The short video tells viewers about the range of legal services we offer.  These include: Our Private Client department who specialise in Wills, Probate, Lasting Power of Attorney, Trusts and Estate planning Our Property Department who [...]

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At Asher Prior Bates Solicitors in Colchester, Essex our specialist property team are often asked by landlords and tenants “what happens to the deposit when renting?” From 6 April, 2007, new Regulations made under the provisions of Housing Act 2004 required every landlord or letting agent that takes a “deposit for an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) in England and Wales” to  join a Government approved Tenancy Deposit scheme and ensure that the [...]

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At Colchester Solicitors Asher Prior Bates we have been examining divorce figures which indicate that the number of divorces in England and Wales rose last year.  This may not be surprising following times of recession where financial strains can place such pressures and tensions on the family, which may ultimately lead to or add to the [...]

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Wills and Divorce

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Sadly after Christmas festivities are over and New Year has come it is often the time of year when couples suffer marriage difficulties and seek a divorce as means of a fresh start.  At this time it is also important to consider your Will. You may or may not be aware that if you get [...]

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It seems that time of year now the Christmas Festivities and the pressures of spending 24/7 with family are over that divorce for many sadly seems high on the agenda.  If you are in a position where you are considering a divorce, we encourage you to talk to a good family lawyer such as at [...]

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At  the recent Council of Mortgage Lenders ( CML ) Conference  a company called First Title produced probably the most comprehensive research into property purchaser preferences we have yet to have seen. The following are a summary of the results of the property study that they had commissioned from pollsters You Gov. The reason for [...]

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The Chancellor will not extend the first time buyer £250k exemption and on 24 March 2012, it will drop back to £125k. Chancellor George Osborne revealed that this tax relief had been ineffective and had failed to increase the numbers of First Time Buyers on the property ladder. This temporary exemption meant first-time buyers were [...]

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How much does a divorce cost?

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Colchester Solicitors Asher Prior Bates family department specialises in all kinds of family legal matters including divorce.  One of the questions we are often asked is “how much will my divorce cost?”  The following hopes to guide clients of costs incurred and the fixed divorce fee Asher Prior Bates offers. Firstly this really depends on [...]

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At Colchester Solicitor Asher Prior Bates our property and litigation departments are well versed in helping clients through the trickiest of situations. One of which we sometimes come across is “squatting”. At present squatting is considered to be a Civil matter, not a Criminal one and can be distressing to deal with for both parties.  [...]

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Colchester Solicitors Asher Prior Bates have always maintained a close relationship with the military,  especially with the firms principal Roger Buston serving 40 years as TA officer, latterly in 16 Air Assault Brigade Headquarters. Last Wednesday Asher Prior Bates were offered the opportunity of presenting to the officers and families of 16 Air Assault Brigade [...]

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