From 1 January 2009 first day marketing rules will apply which means that a Home Information Pack has to be available at the point of marketing and contain the following:

Joanna Hoskinson at MacLachlan’s Sherborne office has recently qualified as a Notary Public following a two year study and successful completion of the required exams.

MacLachlan support the FreeWill Service offered by Cancer Research UK.

The new year is often a time to look forward and to fulfil those things we have been putting off in the previous year. It is a surprising statistic that over half the adult population of the UK does not have a valid will, potentially causing expense and distress to those closest to us in the event of death.

MacLachlan Solicitors have again sponsored a match at North Dorset Rugby Club.

The Government has announced that Home Information Packs (HIPs) will be compulsory for all homes being placed on the market for sale from 14 December. This is the final phase of the introduction of HIPs which began on 1 August. New build properties coming to the market will require a HIP from April 2008.