Category: Making a Will

1. Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney – When is the right time to act?

   3rd July 2019

   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]

2. How do I reduce the risks of my Will being contested?

   4th January 2019

   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]

3. Who should I appoint as my Executor and what will they do?

   31st August 2018

   “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]

4. The Residence Nil Rate Band

   14th December 2017

   “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]

5. Is it time to update your Will?

   30th November 2017

   Have you made a Will?  Yes?  That’s great, but is it up-to-date? Many people make their Wills, sigh with relief that they don’t have to [Read more]

6. Guide to Making a Will

   13th July 2017

   Understand the problems caused if you die without making a Will, and the roles of executors and beneficiaries.

7. Claims on estates and the issue of Testamentary Freedom

   10th April 2017

   English Law has always recognised the concept of testamentary freedom. That is, the freedom to leave your estate to whoever you choose and having no [Read more]

8. Age UK Essex – Later Life Planning Conference – 11th/12th October 2016

   13th September 2016

   Leonard Gray are proud to be sponsors this year of the Age UK Essex Later Life Planning Conference to be held across two days on [Read more]

9. Changing your Will after divorce or separation

   22nd April 2015

   If you’ve just been through, or are going through, a marriage or relationship breakdown, making a new will is probably the last thing on your [Read more]

10. Consumers risk losing everything if they use an unregulated will writer

    15th May 2014

    Individuals who choose an unregulated will writer to draft their will risk leaving their loved ones in a legal minefield. Leonard Gray is warning consumers [Read more]