News & Resources

Vacancy – Solicitor, Licenced Conveyancer or Legal Executive

We are currently seeking a full time Solicitor, Licenced Conveyancer or Legal Executive to join our small Residential Property team in our Woking office. [Read more...]
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|   February 11, 2025

Andrew runs the Surrey Half Marathon

We are delighted that our colleague, Andrew Hinks-Finney, successfully completed the Surrey Half Marathon last weekend. W Davies willingly contributed towards his fundraising for ‘Sands’, the stillbirth and neonatal death [Read more...]

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|   September 11, 2024

Life interest trust – general information

A ‘life interest trust’ also known as an interest in possession trust provides that one or more persons (the life tenant) will receive the income from the trust assets during [Read more...]

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|   May 24, 2024

Charity Quiz

W Davies was delighted to support Woking and Sam Beare Hospice at their charity quiz evening last night kindly organised by Menzies Accountants. [Read more...]
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|   May 10, 2024

The Building Safety Act 2022

This act was implemented in response to an independent review of the Grenfell Tower fire and focuses on the structural and fire safety of residential buildings, more specifically high-rise buildings, [Read more...]
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|   May 3, 2024

Second home owners and council tax

From April 1st 2024, the UK government announced that if you own a second home and it has been empty for a long period of time, you may be liable [Read more...]

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|   April 25, 2024

Inheritance Tax – NRB and RNRB

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is chargeable on the assets of a deceased person. The standard rate of IHT is currently 40%. [Read more...]
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|   April 4, 2024

Trust Registration

Since 2017, it is a requirement of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that express trusts, which have a liability to income or capital gains tax, are registered with the Trust [Read more...]
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|   January 8, 2024

New Costs of Civil Litigation

From 1st October 2023 a new Fixed Recoverable Costs regime (FRC) came into force following a consultation on Sir Rupert Jackson’s 2017 Report. The FRC extends across the fast track [Read more...]

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|   December 1, 2023

Latest guidance on leasehold reform

Latest guidance on leasehold reform and what this could mean for the future (Nov 2023). This article discusses the Leasehold and Freehold Reform bill for England and Wales from King [Read more...]

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|   December 1, 2023

Advice on Joint Property & Inheritance

It should be a priority of anyone who owns property such as, a house or flat, or has money in a bank account or other investments, to make a Will [Read more...]
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|   November 20, 2023

Diversity Survey

In accordance with the requirement of our regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, we conduct a formal diversity survey throughout our firm, every two years, based on their questionnaire. [Read more...]
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|   November 1, 2023