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Homeowners

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Homeowners' Guide to Estate Planning

Everything you need to know to protect your new home

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Homeowners' Legal Checklist

Everything you need to arrange after you get your keys

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How to talk to your Parents about their Estate Plan

A guide to starting to conversation

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Your Estate Overview

A practical guide to organising your assets and preparing your family for the future

Landlords

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A Landlord's Estate Overview

A Practical Guide to Organising  your Assets as a Landlord

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Estate Planning FAQs

Everything you need to know about Estate Planning, including an FAQ and Glossary

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Landlord's Guide to choosing an Executor

Will you be my Executor?

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Estate Planning Services

What OCG Legal can provide

Wills, Probate and Estate Planning

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Wills

Protect your legacy and provide for those you love

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Probate

Probate; how it works, what it costs and how to navigate the process

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Legacy Package

A guide to protecting your wishes and easing the burden on loved ones

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Disputing a Will

Contentious Probate and Will Disputes

Articles and Blog Posts

Buyers and Tenants Survey 2024
Buyers and Tenants Survey 2024

JLL (John Lang Lasalle IP, 2024) have recently released the results of their buyers and tenants survey, which looks at trends in the property market. At this volatile time, these trends may help landlords and investors to predict a fast-moving market. The results are...

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Non-dom tax implications

Tim Crook, our Head of Private Clients at OCG Legal, takes a look at the Spring Budget in detail. Non-Dom Tax Regime The Chancellor announced the abolition of the non-dom tax regime and provided some detail on the new system that would replace it from April 2025....

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Multiple Dwellings Relief – Spring Budget

Hayley Blackett, Conveyancing Team Leader at OCG Legal, takes a look at the implications of MDR abolishment Multiple Dwellings Relief Abolished – Budget 2024 What is Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR)? MDR applies to the purchase of two or more dwellings in a single...

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Will Gen X pay off their mortgages?

Freedom at Last: How Generation X is Triumphantly Paying Off Their Mortgages For Generation X, born roughly between the mid-1960s and early 1980s, the journey to financial freedom has been marked by hard work, resilience, and adaptability. As this generation enters a...

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Stamp duty exemptions – Downsizing your home
Stamp duty exemptions – Downsizing your home

Stamp Duty in the UK: A Case for Exemption When Downsizing Stamp Duty, a tax imposed on property transactions in the United Kingdom, has long been a topic of discussion and debate among homeowners. For those considering downsizing their homes, the financial burden of...

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