You may have seen all over the news in June 2018 that the Supreme Court dealt with the issue of civil partnerships for mixed-sex couples. What are civil partnerships? They were created in 2004 to give same-sex couples - who at the time couldn't marry - similar legal and financial protection to …
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Married, couples and remaining single
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics released today show the number of the population of England and Wales aged 16 and over who were married in 2017 (51.0%) has remained broadly unchanged since 2010, but has reduced slightly since 2002 (54.8%). So, fewer people are getting …
Buying a house with family help
According to data released by Legal and General and the Centre for Economic Business, parents are, on average, helping out to the tune of £18,000 (although London is over £30,000 and the South East over £20,000) in 27% of all house purchases, so around 317,000 properties a year. Whilst there is a …