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To meet the UK partner visa accommodation rules, you must show that there will be adequate housing for you, your partner and any children or other family members who will live in the same household. The home must be available without relying on public funds, must not be overcrowded, and must not breach public health regulations. You do not need to own a property. Renting, living with family, or moving into accommodation already occupied by your partner can all work, provided

Yes, a power of attorney can be challenged, but the routes are narrower than many families expect. In England and Wales, a lasting power of attorney, or LPA, gives attorneys real legal authority once it has been registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. It cannot simply be overruled by a relative, a next of kin, or another family member who disagrees with a decision. While the donor still has mental capacity, they can change or revoke their own arrangement. If the do

The UK allows dual citizenship, so as an EU or Commonwealth citizen you can usually become British without giving up your existing nationality under UK law. The decision that often causes problems sits with your home country, not the UK. Some countries let you hold 2 passports freely, others restrict it, and some ask you to take extra steps before or after naturalising. This guide explains how the rules work, what changed after Brexit, and where the common traps are. If you w

A UK partner visa stands or falls on the evidence you submit. Your document pack must prove 3 things clearly: that your relationship is genuine and subsisting, that you meet the financial requirement, and that you have suitable accommodation in the UK. Missing, undated or inconsistent paperwork causes avoidable refusals, which is exactly the sort of thing our partner visa solicitors see week after week. One couple came to us after a refusal. Their relationship was real, and t

In England and Wales, very few people can override a power of attorney, and only in defined circumstances. While you still have mental capacity, you hold the final say. You can overrule your attorney, change your instructions, or cancel the power of attorney yourself. Once capacity is lost, the Court of Protection is the body that can formally remove an attorney, cancel an LPA or make a decision that overrides what an attorney is doing. Family members and next of kin have no

You can revoke or change a lasting power of attorney, or LPA, if you still have the mental capacity to make that decision. In England and Wales, the Office of the Public Guardian sets out the process for ending or changing an LPA. You cannot quietly cross out a name, change decision-making instructions, or write a new attorney onto a registered document. To cancel a registered LPA, you normally sign a written deed of revocation, send it to the Office of the Public Guardian wi

As a UK dual citizen, you can legally hold and travel with more than one passport. The practical rule is simple. Use a valid British passport, Irish passport or Certificate of Entitlement when travelling to the UK, and use your other passport where that country requires or expects its own citizens to enter as nationals. Since the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation system has moved into full enforcement, this matters more than before. British and Irish citizens, including du

When you appoint more than one attorney in a lasting power of attorney, you must decide how they will make decisions. They can act jointly, meaning they must all agree, or jointly and severally, meaning any one attorney can act alone or with the others. You can also use a mixed approach, where certain decisions must be made jointly and everyday decisions can be made separately. That choice affects how smoothly your affairs run if you lose mental capacity. Get it wrong and a w

If you share a social tenancy with someone who has abused you, the Social Housing Bill could make it easier for the perpetrator to be removed without ending your housing security. However, the proposals are not yet law. As at 17 June 2026, the Bill is at committee stage in the House of Lords. The Government intends the social-rented-sector reforms to begin from October 2027, subject to parliamentary approval, Royal Assent and commencement. Among households receiving a new soc

If you are separating in 2026, the rules on how courts decide child arrangements are about to shift. The government is removing the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989 through the Courts and Tribunals Bill, so courts will no longer start from the assumption that contact with both parents is automatically best for a child. Every decision will instead rest on the facts of the case. This matters whether you are applying for a child arrangements order o