Wrapped Up

At the point of writing there are 15 weeks until Christmas. This means that there is more than enough time for you to have your Will drafted and signed before the end of the year. I appreciate that this probably isn’t the most exciting job on your to do list, but it...

Funeral Plans

When it comes to funerals, the simplest thing to do to ensure that you leave your loved ones with neither the emotional, logistical or financial burden is to take out a pre- paid funeral plan. I don’t mean one of those products advertised on TV that promise a free...

Will Exclusions

There are three types of people who can make a claim on your Estate, they are your legally married spouse or civil partner, your children and anyone who has been financially dependent on you in the two years immediately prior to your death.    For most people when...

Divorce

Losing inherited family money via divorce is not an entirely unlikely situation to happen when you consider that over 30% of marriages in UK currently end in divorce.  Whilst you won’t be around to see this happen if you’ve already died and your children divorce after...

Free Wills (well.. sort of)

I am sure you have seen charity adverts for a free Will during certain months of the year. This kind of advertising is misleading in my opinion, as the only way the Will would be free is if you fail to donate to the charity in lieu of payment to the professional who...