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Plain-English legal reading

Articles, updates and explainers on the questions our clients most often ask us — written by the team and updated as Irish law changes.

Conveyancing
Conveyancing

First-time buyer in Kildare? Five things your solicitor wishes you knew before you bid

Buying your first home in Ireland is exciting, expensive, and often more confusing than it needs to be. We walk through five things we wish every first-time buyer knew before they make their first offer — from how Help-to-Buy interacts with the conveyancing timeline, to why your solicitor needs to see the BER cert and the planning history, to the real cost of legal fees, stamp duty and Property Registration Authority charges that catch buyers out at completion.

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Probate & Wills
Probate & Wills

Why putting off your will costs your family more than you think

Roughly two thirds of adults in Ireland do not have a valid, up-to-date will. We set out, in plain English, what actually happens to your home, your savings and your dependents if you die without a will; why the rules of intestacy almost never produce the outcome people assume; and the situations that should always trigger a fresh will — getting married, separating, having a child, buying a house, or starting a business.

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Business
Business

Selling your small business in Ireland: six legal pitfalls to avoid before you sign anything

By the time most owners come to us about selling, the deal is partly negotiated — usually too late to deal with the half-dozen legal pitfalls we see most often. We walk through the six issues that come up again and again, from the structure of the sale (share versus asset) to warranties and indemnities, why each matters to the price you receive, and what to do at least six months before you go to market.

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