Wills and Estate Planning

World Alzheimer’s Day takes place on 21 September, an annual global event to raise awareness and challenge the stigma around Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.    More than 55 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s and there are around...

Intestacy cases (dying without a Will) have risen by 25 per cent over the last four years, according to a recent report in Today’s Wills and Probate. The article revealed that 51,136 Grants of Letters of Administration (a legal document granting someone the right to...

Dementia Action Week takes place this week in the UK (19–25 May). The annual event is organised by the Alzheimer’s Society to raise awareness of dementia. There are currently estimated to be 982,000 people with dementia in the UK, according to the Alzheimer’s Society,...

Did you know that nearly half (49%) of UK adults don’t have a Will in place? Or that one in ten adults in the UK have started making a Will but haven’t finished it yet?  The Association of Lifetime Lawyers has published these figures to coincide with this year’s...

National Grief Awareness Week takes place across England and Wales this week (2 December to 8 December 2024).  The now-annual event organised by the Good Grief Trust, aims to raise awareness about grief and provide support for those who are grieving by holding a...

The end of a year is always a good time for people to take stock and consider how they might do things differently in the future.  Saving money, exercising more, and eating healthier are some of the most common resolutions in the UK, and all very admirable...

Probate is the legal authority to manage a deceased person’s assets, although the term has grown to become synonymous with the entire estate administration process that is required when someone dies.   This involves dealing with any money, property, and...

A Will is one of the most important legal documents a person can have. Regardless of your age, health, wealth or relationship status, everyone over the age of 18 should have a Will. Making a Will is the only way to ensure your assets pass to your intended...

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is an important legal document that enables you to appoint a trusted person, or people (‘attorneys’), to make decisions about certain aspects of your life should there come a time when you are unable to make those decisions for...

Trusts are a way of managing and protecting wealth for you, your loved ones, or your business needs. The primary purpose of a trust is to allow one party to hold various assets, such as money, land, investments, or property, for the benefit of another individual or...