None of us want to think about dying or losing mental capacity through illness or an accident. With life getting busier, planning for later life and making a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney are things we know we should do, but don’t always [...]
If you are one of the 46% of UK adults who has prepared a Will then congratulations – you’ve done the right thing. But what will happen to your Will if you get married or divorced? In this article we look at the impact and what [...]
We all know that we should write a will and most people will have already planned how their affairs should be dealt with following their death. Fewer people however will have considered implementing a Lasting Power of Attorney. What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? A [...]
Surveys show that less than 50% of the UK adult population have made a Will Will Survey. If you are in that wise minority then congratulations – you have already taken important steps to reduce the strain on your family at a difficult time and to [...]
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that Lasting Powers of Attorney (“LPAs”) are slowly becoming more popular in the UK, but there is still a long way to go. Figures for the year to April 2018 show a record-breaking figure of 759,976 applications [...]
The fees paid to Government to obtain a Grant of Probate are set to rise, hitting bereaved families from April 2019. What are the new Probate fees? Probate fees for estates valued at over £5,000 are currently fixed at £215 (or £155 for families who use [...]
Being named the executor of an estate places huge responsibility on a person whilst they are grieving a deceased loved one. The process of obtaining Grant of Probate and then administering the estate itself can be complicated, full of technical jargon and very time consuming. In [...]
The General Register Office (GRO) have introduced large increases in the cost of copies of birth, marriage and death records from 16th February 2019. Families registering a death will now be charged nearly triple the amount following the price increase. Death certificates have risen from £4 [...]
When someone close to you dies you may have to tidy up their legal and financial affairs and distribute their assets to their heirs. To do this you will need to obtain Grant of Probate. What is Grant of Probate? In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, this is [...]
