Sometimes purchasing a house and getting on the property ladder can seem unattainable, however there are plenty of Government-backed schemes to help make this dream become a reality.
A client recently got in touch to ask about one of these schemes, ‘shared ownership’, and to learn how it works. Howells Solicitors has extensive experience in the subject area that includes a wide variety of shared ownership/shared equity schemes and we were happy to answer the following question: More...
After a long drawn out legal battle, the much-anticipated judgement from the Supreme Court on Tini Owens’ petition for divorce has been given. It states she will have to remain married to Hugh Owens until 2020 when they’ll have been separated for 5 years and she can apply for divorce. More...
The outstanding work of our conveyancing teams across our six South Wales offices has again been recognised by a leading national conveyancing organisation as we have been shortlisted in the Regional Conveyancing Firm (Wales and West Midlands) and Direct Conveyancing Firm categories of the Law Firm Services (LFS) Awards. More...
Last week, a US jury awarded 22 women and their families almost $4.7 billion in total damages after a 6-week trial in St. Louis Circuit Court. The women had claimed that asbestos in Johnson and Johnson talcum powder had contributed to their ovarian cancer. Sadly, 6 of the 22 women have died from the cancer. More...
According to data from StatsWales and the Welsh Government, more new dwellings were started in Cardiff than any other local authority in Wales at the start of 2018. That will hopefully mean many more homes for buyers looking in the capital very soon. More...
