• 5 tips for avoiding Wills disputes

    Wills disputes can be damaging to family relationships as well as draining an estate of funds and causing lengthy delays

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    What will happen to my house when I die?

    If you are a property owner, you need to know what will happen to it in the future. Passing on a house is not always str

  • Inheritance Act Claims – Secure Your Financial Provision

    If someone has died and has not made any, or reasonable, financial provision for you from their estate, you may be able

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    The 5 most common causes of Wills disputes

    Over recent years, the courts have reported an increase in cases brought after a dispute has arisen over a Will. We look

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    Challenging a gift to charity made in a will

    Finding out that your loved one has decided to leave a gift of money or property to a charity in their will can sometime

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    New Year, New Will

    Have you made any new year resolutions?  Perhaps one of them should be to make sure that you have a Will and that it is

  • Grounds on how you can challenge a Will

    There are a number of ways you may be able to dispute a Will if you are concerned about its contents, the way in which i

  • How gifts to charities can reduce your Inheritance Tax liability

    Many people choose to donate to charities during their lifetime. Lifetime donations and gifts under a Will to charities

  • Letter of Wishes explained

    If you have made a Will, you can also consider writing a letter of wishes to accompany it. We look at the purpose of a l

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    Increase in the Statutory Legacy

    The government has raised the amount a spouse or civil partner can inherit if their partner dies without making a Will.

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    Lost Will? What if a Will can’t be found after someone’s death?

    Locating a Will after someone has died is not always easy. If you believe that the deceased made a Will, you should do a

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    Widow wins 50% share of husband’s £1m estate

    A widow who was married to her husband for 66 years but left out of his Will has won her court case requesting a share o

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    Inheritance claim win for adult child against parent’s estate

    In a recent inheritance claim case, a disabled adult won £195,000 from his late mother’s estate after being left out of

  • Who is responsible for organising and paying for a funeral?

    After a death, one of the first tasks is to arrange the funeral. This is generally carried out by the deceased’s next of

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    Broken Promises: Claiming What Was Promised to You

    If you have been promised a gift or other property from a person that has died but this promise hasn’t been reflected in

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    A will with unintended consequences?

    A High Court judgment has highlighted what may be seen as a peril of making a will which includes assets whose value may

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    Can I cut my spouse out of my Will?

    When you make your Will, you are entitled to leave your estate to your choice of beneficiary. While this means that you

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    How do I find a lost Will?

    A Will is crucial in making sure that an estate passes to the right people after someone dies. But sometimes it can be h

  • 54% of adults in the UK don’t have a Will. Are you one of them?

    Did you know… 54% of adults in the UK don’t have a Will Six in 10 (59%) parents do not have a will, or have one that is

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    Save up to £140K of Inheritance Tax with a correctly drafted Will

    We recognise Inheritance Tax is often a subject no one wants to discuss, however it is vital you know what tax relief is

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    Top 10 reasons to make a Will

    Despite the preparation of a Will being straightforward and relatively inexpensive, nearly two-thirds of the British adu

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    Life Interest Trusts – helping protect your assets.

    It is often the case for married couples, or couples in a registered civil partnership, to want to do a straight forward