by Jenny Beverley | Jan 9, 2023 | News, Wills
You’ve finally made (or updated) your will, but where are you going to keep it? Storage of wills is REALLY important. Executors/family must be able to find the will when someone dies. It’s important to make sure it has not been damaged or lost. A signed will is an...
by Jenny Beverley | Oct 25, 2022 | News, Wills
…..but what happens when your partner dies? Many people still believe in the so called ‘common law marriage myth’, which is the erroneous belief that after a certain amount of time of living together, the law treats cohabitants as if they were married. This is not a...
by Jenny Beverley | Aug 19, 2022 | Wills
When someone dies, online providers will not allow another person to access their account or take it over, but they can take steps to close down or deactivate accounts, or pay out assets. Most institutions will only communicate with someone who is legally appointed as...
by Jenny Beverley | Jul 22, 2022 | News, Wills
Each year millions of Wills and important legal documents are lost, costing families millions of £s and resulting in unnecessary family crisis and disputes. If you have gone to all the time and trouble to make your Will, you may think you’ve got everything covered....
by Jenny Beverley | May 9, 2022 | Probate, Wills
Inheritance Tax receipts increase: will you be affected? Figures recently published by HMRC show that Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts between April 2021 and March 2022 were up by £700m to £6.1bn. This represents a 13% increase compared to the previous year. HMRC has...
