OVERALL activity in the residential property market increased in all 26 counties, excluding Laois, last year, with the volume of sales showing strong growth in most regions. However, average house prices values continue to fall almost everywhere with the exception of Dublin and Kildare. A detailed analysis by the Irish Examiner of all transactions recorded [...]
A police force faces a fine from the information commissioner and compensation claims from thousands of motorists after an officer stole accident victims' details from a police computer and sold them on to personal injury solicitors. Sugra Hanif, a constable with Thames Valley police, was jailed for three and a half years on Wednesday for [...]
An ancient law which can force homeowners to pay for their local church's repairs is blighting properties and depressing house sales, say campaigners. But what is chancel repair liability and what is the best way to deal with it? When Elaine Hession opened the letter she almost passed out and her partner Jonathan Hill turned [...]
A same-sex couple that was legally married out of state may be denied a divorce Legal expert Mark McDaniel said in his opinion that will be because it is legally impossible to do so in the state of Alabama. The state passed the Alabama Marriage Protection Act in 1998, which rejects same-sex marriage and does not [...]
We’ve all heard the one about the lady that sued McDonald’s after spilling hot coffee all over herself back in 1992. But hers is far from the most ridiculous case brought to court over the past few decades. Stella Liebeck’s coffee case was, in fact, much more serious than the public gave her credit for. [...]
Medical expenses reported by auto injury claimants continue to increase faster than the rate of inflation, in spite of the fact that the severity of the injuries themselves remain on a downward trend. A new study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) found that from 2007 to 2012, average claimed economic losses (which include expenses [...]
In an unusual case, the family court has granted divorce twice to a couple in a span of five years. Judge Nirmala V Bhaid on Friday, granted divorce to a businessman from Wakad from his wife of seven years, after he managed to prove his wife was in the habit of visiting her parent’s residence [...]
Q: My husband was married previously, and through his divorce he agreed that his ex-wife could keep their former house. The divorce decree ordered her to make the mortgage payments and required her to refinance the home to take my husband's name off the mortgage. However, she did neither or made her payments late. She [...]
House prices increased by 2.4% in February, the eleventh monthly increase in the past twelve months. The average price is, however, still 10% below the August 2007 peak. Housing activity is on an upward trend. Home sales increased for the ninth successive month in January to 103,440; 30% higher than in January 2013. The number [...]
According to research from TSB, nearly 25% of FTBs are not taking into account stamp duty costs when making an offer on a house. With most FTB house purchases likely to fall into the 1% tax bracket, it is imperative this extra cost is factored in. If you take the average price of a house [...]