Previously we mentioned that one of the main reasons why people put off making a will or getting a funeral plan in place is their fear of speaking to lawyers. Another obvious reason is this: who on earth enjoys thinking about their own death, let alone talking about it and even planning it? If the…
After all, thirty million adults in the UK don’t have one. Can they all be wrong? Well, that’s thirty million families who are facing a potential crisis – financially and personally. You decide. Do you have a will? Do the other adults in your family? If not, why are you putting it off? One of…
Losing a parent is hard. If your parent dies without a will, it’s much harder still. When you lose a close family member, it can feel as though you’re entering a bit of time warp. Some people lose their sense of time, place and context following a death in the family – as though the…
Homeowners, beware! Without a Property Trust in place, your gorgeous family home could slip away from you and your loved ones. It seems a cruel twist of Fate that you should spend years of your life working to pay off a mortgage on a family home only to have it taken away from you and…
What’s the safest place you can think of for storing your Will? In Michael Jackson’s case, they couldn’t find his Will for ages. As the siblings, parents, cousins, nephews and in-laws closed in, the Jackson’s family lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, kept them at bay while searching high and low for the document. It was an…
If you’ve ever seen ‘Heir Hunters’ (BBC), you’ve probably been shocked at how much money goes unclaimed by relatives of someone who’s passed away intestate – not having a Will. In some cases, hundreds of thousands of pounds finds its way to the Government, missing the chance to change the lives of loved ones. When…
Anybody who arranges a will wants to take care of things for their loved ones, right? Do the right thing now in order to protect the family later … So, how come so many people who have their will in order don’t have Lasting Power of Attorney? It comes as a nasty shock to many…
It’s already a full months since the new Inheritance Tax Law came into effect on 6 April this year. Remember that? You heard about it, of course … but have you checked that your will meets the criteria for it? If you don’t make the most of it, your beloved, family home may have to…
Health & Wellbeing (LPA) You will be able to decide if the donor should: Receive healthcare treatment Not receive a particular healthcare treatment Stop receiving a particular healthcare treatment Some people who have a progressive illness sometimes make a decision about whether they would want a particular treatment in the future. They write down or…
Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) has been replaced by a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), however if you made and signed an EPA before October 2007, it is still valid. You might already be using it without having registered it, so that someone can act on your behalf (unlike a Lasting Power of Attorney which…
