What is a Will?
It is a legal document or a signed letter left by the deceased giving instructions on what should happen after his/her death and how the estate should be divided. We all know we should have one, but often do not understand why.
What happens without a Will?
Making a Will is […]
Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by Stephen
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Estate planning can be a minefield and most people have no idea where to start. We will guide you through some of the key areas you need to be aware of to make sure you and your family have planned adequately for your future and theirs. We will guide you step by step.
Many people think […]
Posted on November 19th, 2007 by Stephen
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Whether you watched the programme or not (I didn’t) we all appear to know the character Amos Brearly played by Ronald Magill who died in September, aged 87.
We would all know his picture as he appeared in our newspapers and television screens for almost twenty years from 1972, being famous for his big bushy sideburns.
He […]
Posted on November 15th, 2007 by Stephen
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A farmer labourer lived for 25 years on a farm where the owner provided full board and lodgings with no pay. The owner told his loyal worker that the farm would be his when he passed on.
However, the owner died without leaving a valid Will and the 400 acre property went to his sisters and […]
Posted on November 12th, 2007 by Stephen
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Father of the Osmond family, George, died this week. We wondered what planning he had completed for his family since his wife died a few years ago and he left behind his daughter Marie and seven sons, not forgetting (how could you?) 55 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren.
Just how do you start to plan for a […]
Posted on November 9th, 2007 by Stephen
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So house prices have fallen for the first time in two years; repossessions have grown by 75%; the cost of the average house in the UK increased by £100 in October; stock markets could be in crisis after the USA mortgage problems; Marks and Spencer’s are going to charge 5p for plastic bags. How are […]
Posted on November 6th, 2007 by Stephen
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There are many aspects you need to consider when you plan to either write a new will or update a previous will (effectively writing a new one to replace the old one).
Firstly you need to list (roughly) your assets and liabilities to see what size estate you are going to leave. You’ll need to also […]
Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Stephen
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Yet again we’ve heard of another case where the person who thought they were going to receive a fortune didn’t receive a penny, a cent, a dime or a euro.
A father told his son in 2005 that he had written a new will naming his son as a major beneficiary.
The father died in an accident, […]
Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Stephen
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A Whitehall report says that the majority of pensioners who were forced to sell their homes to pay their care home bills are being charged more than fellow residents.
Residents can pay up to £30,000 a year for their care and home.
The inquiry by the Commission for Social Care Inspection says that 58% of homes […]
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Stephen
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The Conservative political party went to court to try to win the money left in the 1980’s will of Branislav Kostic. He died in 2005 and when the will was read he had left the Tories £8.3 million as Margaret Thatcher would save the world from “satanic monsters”.
His only son contested the will claiming […]
Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by Stephen
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