Regularly, we meet clients who have a long list of gifts (for long distant relatives) that they haven’t really given enough thought about.
‘What should I do?’ is the usual ask.
They don’t mean the ten thousand pounds or euros sat in a building society account (do you remember building societies?). They don’t mean their Porche or […]
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Stephen
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The average pay rise in the UK has now fallen to less than the rate of inflation. Wage increases are running at 3.2% while the consumer prices index has gone up by 3.3%, the highest rise since 1992. The figure is expected to go upwards and reach over 4% before the end of the year. […]
Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Stephen
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Businessman Jimmy Swanston assured his younger lover that she would be looked after, after he died, so his mistress knew something was wrong when his will provided her with nothing, when he died.
The man’s son is now in court accused of forging (he has denied this) his late father’s will and depriving Miss Powell of […]
Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Stephen
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Lasting Power of Attorney (England & Wales)
Continuing & Welfare Power of Attorney (Scotland):
Who will manage your affairs should you become incapable due to an accident, stroke, dementia or Alzheimer’s? Who will sign cheques, documents and withdraw money from your account to pay the bills?
Unless you have a Power of Attorney in place you may end […]
Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Stephen
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Released recently, Life Trust Foundation research shows that women aged 55 now have a 25% chance of living until they are 95. That’s one in four will go all the way to 95.
It also shows that most of them will live unaccompanied or in care homes. Most of them will travel lonely from life into […]
Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Stephen
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There can’t be many who don’t know the phrase ‘Beam me up, Scotty.’ The actor who played the part of ‘Scotty’ in the long running television science fiction programme Star Trek was James Doohan; he lived to the age of 85.
His wife Wendy said she was going to have him cremated and then have his […]
Posted on June 4th, 2008 by Stephen
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