Planning for Life & Death

The Citizens Advice Bureau has recently reported that the number of enquiries about people who have died without making a will has more than doubled over the last 5 years. According to a YouGov survey two thirds of the British adult population do not have a will....

BTWC Join Forces with RAFA – 2016 Annual Conference

We were privileged to be invited to attend the Royal Air Forces Association’s 2016 annual conference last weekend in Blackpool. The annual conference is an important event for the association as it allows members from across the world to come together, discuss, debate...

Care Fees Costs & The Family Home

The political publicity machine has proudly boasted that "no one during their own lifetime will be forced into selling their home to pay for care". But is there more to this than meets the eye? The Facts If a home owner requires long term care, the local authority...

Probate Death Fees Set to Increase

The BBC has this week reported that the Ministry of Justice are proposing an increase in probate death fees to as much as £20,000 for those with large estates. Currently, fees are fixed at either £155 or £215 and under the new proposals it is suggested that most...