by Emma Lowe | Jun 11, 2019 | Will Trusts
A property protection trust is designed to help clients protect their share in a property in the future. Typically, when a couple owns a house together and one partner dies, their share passes to the surviving spouse or partner. Whilst this would appear practical,...
by Emma Lowe | Apr 3, 2019 | Will Trusts
Up to the beginning of March 2019 approx 154,600 Lasting Power of Attorney registrations have been made in the UK, according to the gov.uk LPA registration section. That means an average of 77,000 people per month are seeking ways of registering for an LPA and quite...
by Emma Lowe | Feb 14, 2019 | Will Trusts
The Non-Contentious Probate Fees order 2018 was approved on 7th Feb 2019 by a House of Commons delegated Legislation Committee. The narrow vote was in favour of progressing by 9 votes to 8. Thus means that fees for probate will change from a fixed fee to a sliding...
by Emma Lowe | Jan 8, 2019 | Will Trusts
According to research by Royal London, more than 5 million people in the UK are confused by Wills and are not sure where to begin. Six in ten parents either do not have a Will or it is out of date. Whilst 34% of UK adults said an illness would prompt them to create a...
by Emma Lowe | Dec 7, 2018 | Will Trusts
Following our recent article about the plans by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to review Inheritance Tax and possible simplifications, their first report is now published – OTS Inheritance Tax Report. Following their research the OTS report focuses on...
by Emma Lowe | Nov 15, 2018 | Will Trusts
Following a trial of online digital probate applications this past summer, the Government has announced that changes to the process for probate applications by individuals will come into force on 27th November, this is just one month after the initial announcement....
