St Albans city centre businesses have just hours left to cast their vote in the BID ballot, which closes at 5pm Thursday October 8. Businesses that still have their ballot paper are being urged not to miss the deadline, with St Albans City Centre BID arranging a final collection service to...
For years, the property law position for unmarried couples has been relatively straightforward: living together does not, by itself, give you an interest in your partner’s property. That could be about to change. The Government’s consultation, A Fairer End to Relationships, considers introducing new rights for qualifying cohabiting couples when they separate....
Most of us think we know what happens during an eye test. You read a few letters. Cover one eye.Cover the other. Answer the age-old question of “better...
We all have those appointments we keep meaning to book.The dentist.The MOT.The boiler service.The eye test. Not because we don't know they're important, but because life has a habit of getting in the way. If you can still see well enough to read your phone, drive the car and watch the...
There was a time when choosing glasses meant asking one simple question: “Do they make me look sensible?” Thankfully, those days seem to be disappearing. Instead, people are asking a much more interesting question: “Do these make me happy?” It’s part of a growing fashion movement known as dopamine dressing - the idea...
If you’re considering your next renovation or looking for inspiration for a new home project, make St Albans your destination this September. From September 14-20, St Albans Homes & Interiors Week brings together an impressive collection of specialist interiors businesses in the city centre, creating a week-long celebration of style, design...
If you own a home, a business, a pension, or farmland, the Government’s recent changes to inheritance tax could affect how much of your estate actually reaches your loved ones. The rules have shifted more in the last two years than they have in a generation, and many families don’t...
Andy Burnham’s tenure as Prime Minister represents more than a change in political leadership. It signals a potentially significant shift in how growth, planning and investment are delivered across England. For years, Burnham championed greater devolution, regional decision-making and long-term infrastructure investment as Mayor of Greater Manchester. Those priorities have now...
Lumin Wealth’s managing director, Martin Cotter, offers expert insight into your most important questions around gifting out of surplus income – from when a gift qualifies to how to document it correctly. Gifts out of normal expenditure (out of income) – commonly known as gifting out of surplus income – refers...
There usually comes a point when your arms simply aren’t long enough anymore. Menus move further away. Text messages get bigger. Restaurant lighting suddenly seems far too dim. Welcome to the world of reading glasses. Or perhaps...
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