Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Carr & Co are very proud to announce that we have once again passed Lexcel for the 7th year running. Lexcel is a vigorous assessment completed by the Law Society and only a select few of Solicitors practices have the award of Lexcel 5. The Lexcel practice standard is awarded to solicitors who provide excellence and outstanding service in client care and practice management. Well done to all the staff who have contributed and worked very hard in achieving the….
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
The government has announced details of its NewBuy scheme, which aims to assist buyers who have a deposit of at least five per cent to buy a new build home. The NewBuy scheme assists buyers who have a deposit of at least 5 per cent to buy a new build home. This is a smaller deposit than is normally required. The scheme will allow more borrowers to secure up to a 95 per cent Loan to Value mortgage on new….
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Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Happy 10 year anniversary to Sandra Elat who is our receptionist at the Blyth branch. The partners at Carr & Co would like to thank her for her loyalty, hard work and dedication to her work and offering superb client care over the last 10 years. How quickly time flies!! We sincerely hope that Sandie will enjoy the next 10 years with us.
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
At Carr & Co we encourage couples who are considering separating to try and resolve the financial aspects of the Divorce with open and frank negotiations either between themselves, at mediation, with the assistance of Collaborative Law or through the more traditional route of corresponding through each parties respective solicitors. Whilst you will see from our Family Law pages that we can assist you with all of the above what happens when you reach an agreement yourselves, without the assistance….
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Congratulations to our partner Gemma Iceton and her husband Peter on the arrival of their daughter Abigail Lily on 2nd February. All of us at Carr & Co wish them well and cannot wait to meet the little bundle of joy.
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
First Time Buyers who are thinking of purchasing a property valued between £125,000.00 and £250,000.00 should act now if they wish to save on the Governments current Stamp Duty exemption. The Government have announced that the current exemption which means that first time buyers are free from the 1% Stamp Duty Tax on homes costing below £250,000.00 will finish on 24th March 2012. There are concerns that with the current exemption ending the housing market will be further affected, especially….
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The offices will be closed on 22nd December between 3:00pm and 5:00pm. We will then be closed over the christmas period from 5:00pm 23rd December and will reopen at 9:00am on 3rd January 2012. Carr & Co would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Further to the news last week that Divorce rates are on the increase, a recent report published by the Office of National Statistics show that less than half of the population are now married and that one in six couples now cohabit. For those cohabiting or thinking of cohabiting it is important that they are aware that there is no such term as “common law marriage”. Just by living together for a long period of time does not give couples….
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
Experts are suggesting that the recession is to blame for a rise in Divorces for the first time since 2003. The Office of National Statistics has published figures yesterday which show a 5% increase on the previous year. The published statistics also show that one in three marriages now breaks down by the 15th anniversary, compared with a fifth in 1970, with more men and women in their early forties splitting up than in other age groups and half of….
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
At Carr & Co we have specialists in Employment Law on hand at our branches in Newcastle, Blyth and Morpeth. We have assisted hundreds of client’s this year with their compromise agreements and ensured they were receiving what they were entitled to. We provide a very quick turnaround as we appreciate that Employers require the Compromise Agreements returning in a timely fashion. Your Employer should also pay for your legal costs. If you have a Compromise Agreement and require advice then….
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