January 2023

Mortgage stress – when you can’t pay your home loan

Life throws us obstacles now and then and it’s not uncommon for some of these to challenge our financial security.

Mortgage stress – when we struggle to meet our home loan repayments, probably affects more people than you think.

The law of easements

Many people have heard of an easement, but what is it?

In general terms, it is a right to use property belonging to someone else. Ordinarily, we think of property rights as sacred – why should anyone else be able to use my property? However, an easement is an exception to the usually sacred nature of property rights.

The risks of being an executor + commissions and personal liability

Are you an executor of a Will? Before administering the estate, you should understand that this role involves risks such as personal liability for the expenses of administering the estate.