Divorce laws in England and Wales are set for a major shake up under new Government plans to introduce ‘no fault’ divorce. This will allow couples to split up with less acrimony and opposition. Vaishali Faldu, a solicitor in Pictons’ family department says “it is anticipated that these proposals could help streamline the slow and…
A Ban on Tenants’ Fees The Tenants Fee Bill is currently going through Parliament and is likely to become law in the spring subject to any major political upheavals. If the bill becomes law then it will remove letting agents’ charges to tenants. They will only be required to pay their rent and deposit…
New legislation introduced on 27 November 2018 will hopefully speed up the process for making applications to the Probate Registry. Fazia Hussain, a Wills and Probate lawyer at Pictons Solicitors explains “Those appointed as Personal Representatives need to make a formal application, known as applying for Probate, to the Probate Registry as part of…
Throughout January Pictons will be offering free matrimonial advice sessions for those who are looking for help with issues relating to marriage, divorce, finances, cohabitation and children. The sessions are by appointment only so please ring 01582 870880 and speak with Sarah to arrange a convenient time. All sessions are fully confidential and will take…
Siobhan Rooney, head of Family and Partner of Pictons Solicitors, sets out her 5 steps to take before divorce proceedings.
1. How long have you worked for Pictons? I have worked as a Consultant with Pictons since 1st November 2010. 2. What area of law do you specialise in? My work mainly consists of Commercial Property including property development. I also do some private client work including Wills, Trusts, administration of estates and estate and…
Pictons Solicitors LLP located in Herts, Beds and Bucks has once again secured membership to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme – the mark of excellence for the home buying process. This is the 6th year in a row that Pictons has achieved CQS accreditation. Pictons underwent rigorous assessment by the Law Society in order…
This week Pictons hosted the final of three summer networking events held on the rooftop terrace at their new offices in Luton. Pictons moved in to their new state of the art offices at 5th Floor, Hampton by Hilton, 42-50 Kimpton Road, LU2 0FP on the 30th April and the move has been an unprecedented…
Siobhan Rooney of Pictons Solicitors visited a Bumps and Babies group in Milton Keynes last Monday run by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) to talk to young parents about safeguarding their futures from a legal perspective. Siobhan, a Partner and Head of Family and Private Client at Pictons was there to offer support and guidance…
Leading regional law firm Pictons Solicitors supported The Disability Resource Centre for Carers Week on Friday 15th June from 2pm-6pm at Poynters House in Dunstable. Pictons, which has offices in Luton, Milton Keynes and Tring, was represented at the event by Siobhan Rooney, one of the firm’s Partners who heads the Private Client department and…