Pensions advice and review scams are now the leading form of unsolicited contact for people approaching retirement with up to two million receiving unsolicited calls in the past year alone according to Citizens Advice. A Read More
Tomorrow is the deadline for companies and individuals to respond to the consultation to reform Grant of Probate fees. Currently, executors pay a flat fee of £215 for probate regardless of the size of estate. However, Read More
The Government has published its consultation document on changing probate fees.Read More
A web designer who refused to let her partner of 16 years go paragliding without writing a will says she would have lost £400,000 were it not for the will written in a Turkish hotel and witnessed Read More
More and more people are choosing to execute wills without professional help but very few of us understand the unlimited and personal liability we face as an executor – particularly worrying when the High Court revealed Read More
People tracing in North America can present some unique challenges that aren’t commonly found in domestic enquiries. As a result, it is widely recommended that legal professionals use a specialist genealogist who has experience Read More
While six million people have experience of being an executor, just one in 25 knows they could face unlimited liability based on their actions. That’s according to a survey conducted by Censuswide Castleacre Insurance services Read More
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers have announced their intention to cut fees for those it regulated by a fifth with the changes set to come into effect at the beginning of November. The CLC recently Read More
Mr Justice Mostyn has defended the Court of Protection, saying he wanted to dispel the myth it is “sinister” and “secret”. The Court of Protection is currently undergoing a pilot scheme which sees the majority Read More
A Bath based law firm has brought in a new wills, probate, trusts and Powers of Attorney solicitor to it’s Queen Square office. Mowbray Woodwards have appointed Owen Mason as a solicitor to the Read More
The parent company of comparison services eConveyancer and compareprobate.co.uk has announced a new venture aimed at providing comparison services for will writers. ULS Technology PLC announced the move with two unnamed partners to Read More
Spring is the busiest time of year for the wills and probate sector according to telephone answering service Moneypenny. The company who say they are the UK’s leading telephone answering specialists also said that Read More
In order to leave a valid will, you need to have mental capacity at the time you sign the will, right? Wrong. The recent, sad case of Burns v Burns [2016] EWCA Civ 37 once again shows Read More
This year’s Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) and Institute of Scottish Professional Willwriters (ISPW) General Meeting and Will Writing Academy Conference held today (17th March 2016) has been a great success. Having attracted around 115 members Read More
The widow of construction tycoon Ian Wooldridge has been told she’s “too wealthy” to receive extra from her late husband’s will. Thandi Wooldridge, who previously ran an advertising company and is worth £10 million Read More
George Osborne has used his 2016 budget to amend inheritance tax rules for non-doms with property held abroad indirectly now subject to the charge. Budget documents state: “The government is undertaking a major reform to non‑Read More
Retirees in ten years time are going to be forced to chose more mundane options compared to their parents when it comes to what they spend their savings on according to a report. The report Read More
Around half of lawyers are called on to provide advice on trusts and inheritance tax but one in five say they are worried their advice goes beyond their core expertise. The research, conducted by Pollright, Read More
Leeds based family law firm Jones Myers has recruited two new contentious trusts specialists. Solicitor Polly Coram and paralegal Kate Wootton join the contentious trusts and probate team headed by Martin Holdsworth, the only contentious Read More
Nearly half of UK companies have experienced a data breach according to the 2016 security pressures report from Trustwave. The survey of 1,414 IT professionals globally, including 204 from the UK, also found that unauthorised file transfers were Read More