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Acting as an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document which appoints someone to act as an attorney for an individual in the...
How to avoid expensive mistakes if your Will needs amending
Following the death of Lisa Marie Presley, her mother Priscilla Presley has filed a lawsuit disputing the validity of...
Court of Protection deputyship explained
If someone loses the capacity to make their own decisions, a relative can apply to the Court of Protection for a...
Can I sell a car before I have a Grant of Probate?
After someone’s death, their personal representative will have the task of disposing of their possessions. For some...
LPA registrations are up by 19%
Ministry of Justice figures have revealed that registrations of Lasting Powers of Attorney have risen by almost...
Probate property sales
Selling a property is one of the most stressful events we can go through and dealing with this after the loss of a...
Letters of Wishes
A letter of wishes is a document that can be put in place alongside your Will to give guidance to your executors, your...
Leaving money in your Will to your children and grandchildren
Parents usually want to leave their money in their Will to children and grandchildren. There are different ways to...
What happens to Premium Bonds when the holder dies?
If you are administering the estate of someone who has died and who held Premium Bonds, you need to know your options...
What is TRS?
New rules were introduced on 6 October 2020, as part of the UK’s implementation of the Fifth Money Laundering...
Can’t find a Will?
A step that often causes family members additional stress and anxiety when someone dies is locating the deceased’s...
When is probate required by financial institutions?
This blog looks at when probate is required and the thresholds that trigger it with UK financial institutions. When is...
How much Inheritance Tax is payable to HMRC when someone dies?
This blog post explores how Inheritance Tax works and which other taxes HMRC applies to a deceased person's estate....
Is a Will a private document?
When you write your Will, you may be wondering whether it will remain a private document or whether it is ever likely...
Half of the wills in the UK are out of date
Research done on behalf of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) has found that almost half of UK adults who have a Will...
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