A joint review of British surrogacy law is now underway to ensure the legislation remains fit for purpose. Surrogacy is where a woman bears a child on behalf of someone else or a couple who then intend to become the child’s parents. The review is being conducted by the Scottish Law Commission and the Law…
Many people today depend on devices to stay connected with their friends and family, and the same is true for those in relationships. However, new research has highlighted that this reliance on devices can cause trouble within a relationship. According to the study by Kaspersky Lab, couples today frequently use devices and online messaging services…
Contrary to popular belief, marital happiness actually increases over time rather than deteriorates, new research from the US has revealed. Paul R. Amato from Pennsylvania State University and James Spencer from Brigham Young University looked at data collected from 1,617 married individuals between the ages of 18 and 55. Their analysis focused on three different…
A new study has found evidence of a continued slowdown in the UK housing market, with buyer demand falling for the twelfth month in a row. According to the RICS UK Residential Market Survey for March 2018, interest from would-be buyers has continued to wane, with 17% more respondents seeing a fall rather than rise…
Marriages have a greater chance of success when spouses are able to identify when their partner is feeling sad or down, new research has found. According to the study from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, most married couples are good at knowing when their partner is happy, but are less successful at picking up more negative…
Recent research from Canada has found that the happiest marriages tend to be found amongst couples who married at the same time or later than the majority of their peers, rather than amongst couples who married early. The study, by researchers at the University of Alberta, set out to discover “the optimal age for marriage…
Recent research into adoption has led to calls for adoption laws across the UK to be reviewed to allow for greater contact between adopted children and their birth families. The study was led was Brid Featherstone, who is Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield, and was commissioned by the British Association of…
The latest House Price Index from Nationwide has revealed that annual UK house price growth slowed down in February this year, falling from 3.2% in January to 2.2%. Average house prices also fell by 0.3% over the month. The average price in February 2018 stood at £210,402, which is a slight fall over the previous…
The Department for Work and Pensions has published an update on the work of the Child Support Agency. The Child Support Agency (CSA) was set up in 1993 and was responsible for two primary functions: To calculate how much child maintenance should be paid If necessary collect, enforce and transfer payments between parents. It defines…
The latest House Price Index from Halifax has revealed that house prices in the last three months to January were 2.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, although the annual change in January was lower than in December (2.7%). Other key statistics contained in the report include: House prices remained unchanged…
