What’s on your to-do-list?

Firstly, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year. As we go from 22 to 23, no doubt there are a number of you that have made some resolutions or goals for the coming 12 months, there may even be a few of you, like me, that have failed miserably...

Do you really need a Will?

How important is your Will? It’s the run up to Christmas and most of you will hopefully be full of the festive spirit and let’s be honest, writing your Will is probably the last thing on your mind at the moment and I’m certainly not suggesting that they make great...

Pre-paid Probate – Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Following the Institute of Professional Willwriters statement last week regarding its stance on pre- paid probate plans, I thought that as a Fellow of the IPW and an IPW council member that it would be appropriate to elaborate on this to provide the public with more...

Life Interest Trusts

  With so many of us concerned over the cost of care fees, inheritance tax and what’s actually left as and when we do finally pass away, we are often asked what products are available to help add a little certainty to an uncertain situation. Like with many...

Is your Will up to date?

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...