Probate Fee Increase – January 2022
We previously reported on the proposed Probate fee increases in 2017 and then again in 2018. Thankfully, those extortionate proposed Probate fee increases, based on [Read more]
Category: Making a Will
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Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney – Simplifying the process or Simply increasing the risk?
Lasting Powers of Attorney are legal documents allowing you (the Donor) to plan for your future by appointing someone you trust (your Attorney) to manage [Read more]
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Wills Act: Video Witnessing Amendment
Formalities of making a Will The requirements for ensuring that a Will is validly executed (signed) are contained in Section 9 of the Wills Act [Read more]
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Making a Will – is the feeling Mutual?
What are Mutual Wills? Mutual Wills are a type of Will in which people decide to make Wills in similar terms and agree that in [Read more]
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Valuing an Estate for Probate and Inheritance Tax
A question that many clients often ask is how do you value an estate where someone has died for probate and Inheritance Tax and what [Read more]
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Who looks after your pet when you die?
According to a recent survey around 50%* of us own a pet in the United Kingdom. So it is not surprising that many of us [Read more]
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Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney – When is the right time to act?
Chris Kelly recently wrote an article for Age UK Essex about the importance of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney to ensure your personal wishes are [Read more]
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How do I reduce the risks of my Will being contested?
This is an extremely emotive, usually case-specific, subject and this article is aimed at being a brief overview of the subject. Anyone making a Will (known [Read more]
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Who should I appoint as my Executor and what will they do?
“Who should I appoint as my Executor?” This is a very common question that I am asked by clients making their Wills and also by [Read more]
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The Residence Nil Rate Band
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius The new Residence Nil Rate Band (“RNRB”) came into effect on 6th April [Read more]