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Thank you

We’d like to say a big thank you to the kind and generous community of Bransgore. Lots of toys were dropped off at our Bransgore office. They were collected this week by a member of the Wave 105 Mission Christmas team. We will be closed

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Wave 105 Mission Christmas Toy Appeal

We are again this year proudly supporting the Wave 105 Mission Christmas appeal. Mission Christmas helps to ensure that children living in poverty in the Wave 105 region will receive a gift on Christmas Day. Any gift which you wish to donate can be left

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Dixon Stewart go from strength to strength

As one of the oldest solicitors firms in Hampshire and Dorset we are pleased to offer the expertise of the latest Chartered Legal Executives to join our private client department. Anita Whelan heads up the private client department in New Milton dealing with issues affecting

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Choose the Executor of your Will wisely

An Executor is someone who is given legal authority in your Will to wind up your affairs after you die. When you die you will leave behind everything that you own such as your property, your savings, your pensions, your investments and your personal possessions

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Later life planning

The probate registry tell us that as many as 52% of people die without ever making a will. I think this demonstrates a reluctance to think about or discuss death and related matters with our family members. The organisation www.dyingmatters.org says “Talking about dying won’t

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Why do I need a Lasting Power of Attorney?

Q. Why do I need a Lasting Power of Attorney … surely my wife or children can deal with my property and financial affairs if I am no longer able to? You may be surprised to learn that your family are not automatically entitled to

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When is probate needed ?

As solicitors we are often contacted when someone has died to advise whether it is necessary to apply for a grant of probate. The first thing to do is to register the death with the registrar of births, deaths and marriages in the area where

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A new member of the team at Dixon Stewart

Dixon Stewart are delighted to welcome Victoria Elford a Chartered Legal Executive to the team at Dixon Stewart. . Originally from Broadstone in Dorset, Victoria studied Politics at Loughborough University before working in the public sector for ten years as a Further Education funding manager.

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