No matter where you live in the UK our team of trained consultants can assist you with your Will Writing and Estate Planning requirements and our numbers of professional consultants are increasing almost by the month.
What’s more, our consultants will come to see you at your home, at a time that is most convenient […]
Posted on August 30th, 2007 by Stephen
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One question consultants of LSUK get asked is “I don’t want ‘so and so’ to benefit from my Will, how can I go about it?” The answer is almost simple, but not quite.
Firstly, there are people you can’t fail to include in your Will. Firstly, take children under the age of eighteen. The law […]
Posted on August 27th, 2007 by Stephen
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Should you and your wife/husband/partner each have your own Will?
Yes, but first, what are joint wills?
There was a time when couples could write ‘joint wills’ (just one will for two people) and people often express this wish. However, this is usually just confusion on the use of legal words; what most people want are separate […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by Stephen
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If the cause of death is fairly clear and the doctor had attended the deceased throughout their last illness he or she will give you these:
• a medical certificate that shows the cause of death (this is free of charge and will be in a sealed envelope addressed to the registrar)
• a formal notice which states that […]
Posted on August 20th, 2007 by Stephen
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So you’re thinking of writing or updating your Will and you’d like a person or favourite cause (not necessarily a charity?) to benefit from your worldly goods; cash, shares or property; then a Trust might be the answer. A Trust transfers the assets to a small group of people or a Trust company (the ‘Trustees’) […]
Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Stephen
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Home-made DIY wills can be catastrophic.
It’s true you can go down to a major chain of newsagents or post office and pick up a form for making your own will for around £12. However, the dangers could cost you many thousands.
It’s obvious that LSUK should suggest that you must use a professional to complete […]
Posted on August 13th, 2007 by Stephen
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The people of UK are great charity supporters. Around 7 out of 10 people in the UK support charities, yet less than 1 in 20 remember one in their Will.
You don’t have to make a tricky choice between family or charity. It’s easy to consider both. You can state either a fixed amount, or a […]
Posted on August 9th, 2007 by Stephen
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Often, one of the courses of action of an executor/trustee of a Will, is to sell the family home after the last owner has died.
On 1 August Home Information Packs (Hips), paid for by house sellers, were introduced into England and Wales. The Scotland version starts in 2008.
The contentious packs contain title deeds, local searches […]
Posted on August 6th, 2007 by Stephen
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Nowadays, there are many treatments, which offer patients with serious or terminal illnesses the chance to live longer. These treatments include chemotherapy, being fed through a tube or being kept alive on a life support machine.
However, in some cases, these treatments may offer little or no chance of recovery and they may have side effects […]
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by Stephen
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