Straightforward Publishing Digital imprint: 118 books

With so many online resources now available to those researching family trees, it can be a daunting task for the beginner. This book will go through all the basics and offers advice on making use of the best of the internet. It explains in depth how to obtain relevant documents, how to gather clues...

This Revised edition of A Guide To Personal Investments is a comprehensive guide to the complexities of personal finance in 2019. Written against a backdrop of low interest rates, high inflation and low returns overall the information contained in the book will be particularly invaluable. The book...

Using this book, you will learn everything that you need to know about using trading sites and making healthy profits by buying and selling online. The book concentrates heavily on the two big sites, E-bay and Amazon, but also includes lists of the other sites that are growing in size. By the end...

Without a doubt one of the biggest headaches for all business owners is the issue of taxation and making sure that the correct tax is paid when due. This comprehensive guide to Business and Taxation is an up-to-date guide to all of the issues concerning the operation of a compancy. It deals with all areas of tax, from an outline of the tax system to what should be paid and when.

Emerald's Guide to Landlord and Tenant Law is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the law as it relates to property ownership. The book will enable the reader to understand this complex area and to understand more fully the law as it relates to ownership and leasing of residential and commercial property. The book will also assist the student or professional.

This excellent little book is designed for all those who are troubled by English Grammar. Many people forget the rules of grammar as they get older and need to revisit this area to gain confidence. It could be that they have started a college course and are rusty, or are just interested in grammar...

Applying for Patents is a concise journey through the maze of obtaining Intellectual Property Rights. The book is all encompassing and covers the whole process of protecting IPR, from the application for a patent, through to the application for a trade mark, registered design and also copyright. Overall,...

A Guide to Housing Law, Revised edition, is a comprehensive guide to Housing Law in the United Kingdom covering all four countries of the UK. Each country has developed their own distinctive laws, particularly in regard to the growth of the private sector and the increasing inaccessibility to home...

This latest book in the Emerald Home Lawyer Series, Guide to the English Legal System, is an ideal introductory book for anyone who needs insight into how the English Legal System works at all levels. It is updated to 2017. This book examines the workings of the English Legal system, looking at the...

A Practical Guide to Residential Conveyancing Revised Edition, by Peter Wade is a comprehensive guide to the various processes underpinning the conveyancing of residential property. It is clear and concise and is ideal for anyone who wishes to buy or sell a property without the use of a solicitor...

An Emerald Guide to Powers of Attorney by Peter Wade will enable the layman to understand the workings and the importance of gaining Powers of Attorney. This book will take you through all that you need to know to create, prepare and register a Lasting Power of Attorney. This is equally as important...

This book will enable the layman to understand the workings and the importance of Powers of Attorney. Lasting Powers of Attorney were introduced by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and enables the person being the Donor to appoint another person to deal with their financial affairs if they become mentally...

A Practical Guide to Obtaining Probate, Revised Edition is a concise and informative guide to the processes that underpin the practice of the administration of estates. The book is designed for those people who are involved in obtaining probate and acting as executor who wish to understand more about this complex area. The book is fully updated to 2018.

The mind is a powerful tool in holding the power to the way we think, feel and act. Mind power and Healthy Eating is a book about simple yet very powerful mind power techniques that are focused on promoting overall health whilst helping you to eat healthy, lose weight, maintain weight and keep active....