Many people worry about leaving a vital legacy in their will, with no plans of an alternative situation in case the person you’re leaving the legacy to, dies before you.
There’s often a quite easy resolution to the problem, but it does need to be carefully thought about and planned for.
Quite often clients leave their estate […]
Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Stephen
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Price does matter. We all look to check we’re paying a fair price for anything we buy. Be it a can of beer from the mega supermarket or a brand new car. If that can of beer is around 25p, then we know it’s not going to be a particularly good beer, but it might […]
Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Stephen
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A high number of people come to us and ask about Will writing after the death of someone close to them, perhaps family or friends having recently passed on.
While it’s easy to say that people should get their wills completed before they die, it’s often after someone dies that others think more closely about the […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Stephen
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The Order of Christian Funerals (1989) defines the rules of a Catholic funeral in the UK. The funeral is held for two particular reasons; to honour the deceased and to care for the grieving community left behind. This care focuses on celebrating and remembering the death and the following resurrection of Christ. This defines how […]
Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Stephen
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The question often raised to our professional estate planning team is “Should I name my spouse to be my executor and trustee in my will?”
The only person that know the ‘probable’ answer to that question is the spouse making the will.
Trust
The question of who you trust is the most vital piece of importance here. The […]
Posted on May 13th, 2009 by Stephen
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Look out for us when you visit your shopping centre soon. We often hire a space in the entrance areas to show people about our Will Writing and Estate Planning services.
We do this because clients have told us that they feel comfortable coming up to us at our stands and are able to ask […]
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Stephen
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The government, via the Ministry of Justice, want to change the laws (affecting England and Wales) and rules surrounding perpetuities and excessive accumulation.
The rules against perpetuities are there to prevent the property owner from distributing and controlling his assets for too long a period of time after his death; a concept often referred to as […]
Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Stephen
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