Lasting Power of Attorney – It’s for the living!

Many people confuse having a Will with having arranged LPA’s... … however, the two things are entirely separate. In simple terms you need a Will for when you die and an LPA for when you’re alive. One in four of us is going to lose capacity at some point during...

Who are your executors

There has been a lot in the news the past few weeks about banks essentially paying themselves up to £15,000 having appointed themselves as Executors in Wills that they have previously arranged for customers. Coupled with some solicitors triple charging clients’...

Guardianship

I had a conversation I’ve had before with many people again today, it pretty much went like this- Them: ‘’I don’t need a Will, I’ve got nothing to leave’’. Me: ‘’Have you got kids?’ Them: ‘’Yes, two. One is 9 the other’s 13’’ Me: ‘’Then you need a Will, who’s going to...

Non Specialist Will Writers

Whilst yesterday’s blog may have come across as me being anti solicitors I can assure you that I’m not. I just don’t want people to thoughtlessly appoint one just because they are a solicitor, when there are other options available to them. I am however 100% opposed...

Specialist Will Writers-vs-Solicitors

Earlier in the week I was tagged in a Facebook post in which someone was looking for Will Writer recommendations. As I scrolled through the comments two things both stood out and concerned me. The first was a comment about always using a solicitor to write your Will...