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Alison Fielden & Co.: Our Procedures for Holding Your Money in Client Account/s
VAT on Disbursements and Expenses
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (non-contentious departments)
Alison Fielden & Co.: Undertakings
Lexcel Accreditation Scheme (Law Society Leaflet)
Solicitors' Regulation Authority - Standards and Regulations 2019
Who can help if you have a problem with a solicitor or a law firm? (SRA/Legal Ombudsman document)
Witnessing and Certifying Documents
Gloucestershire County Council
Cirencester Chamber of Commerce
Property & Business
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (non-contentious departments)
Alison Fielden & Co. Residential Conveyancing Fees List 2026
Leaflet: Residential Property Transactions
Buying, Selling and Other Dealings With Your Home
Key Stages and Timescales for Residential Conveyancing
Buying a Property in Joint Names
Points to bear in mind when negotiating Business Leases
Cain & Fuller Estate Agents
Perry Bishop Estate Agents
Moore Allen & Innocent Estate Agents
Cirencester Sales & Lettings Estate Agents
Family Law
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (Family department, private client)
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (Family department, One-off advice, under 30 min)
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (Family department, One-off advice, chargeable)
Resolution - Gloucestershire Collaborative POD
CAFCASS - Public body promoting the interests of children in Family Law cases
Department for Work and Pensions
Cheltenham Contact Centre - Oasis Centre, Cassin Drive, Cheltenham
Wills & Probate
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (Wills & Probate department)
Alison Fielden & Co. Wills & Probate Fees and Timescales
Making a Will - Answers to Common Questions
A Guide to the Responsibilities of Executors
Executorship - Answers to Common Questions
Lasting Powers of Attorney - An Introduction
Long-term care and protecting your home
Gloucestershire Registration Service
Litigation
Employment
Notary
Alison Fielden & Co. Terms of Business (Notary Department)
Legalisation Office - Parties to the Hague Convention
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Deeds of Variation to a Will [November 2024]
Cohabitation Agreements [October 2024]
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Buying a Property Together [August 2024]
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Community Infrastructure Levy and the New Infrastructure Levy [May 2024]
Focus on companies to combat fraud [April 2024]
Press reporting in Family Court cases expanded again [March 2024]
Parental Rights and Responsibilities [February 2024]
Fire Safety Law [January 2024]
Leasehold reform: announcements in the King’s speech [December 2023]
Buying New Build Properties [November 2023]
Economic Abuse [October 2023]
Property Transfers [September 2023]
Child Maintenance [August 2023]
Business Leases: Beginnings and Endings [July 2023]
Settlement Agreements [June 2023]
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