by Louise Halford | Apr 17, 2019 | Family Law, Financial Claims, Wills
Writing a Will protects your loved ones. It is, therefore, one of the most important things that you can do for your family. A Will: Provides for your family and/or other beneficiaries Protects your family Clarifies how you want things to be dealt with after you have...
by Chris Strogen | Oct 30, 2018 | Wills
Inheritance Tax and Leaving Your Estate To Your Spouse The late national icon, Sir Bruce Forsyth, has received some criticism from some quarters about tax planning. I dreaded to think what sort of racy or cutting edge steps Bruce Forsyth had supposedly taken to reduce...
by Chris Strogen | Jun 12, 2018 | Wills
Where there is a Will there is a way, well that is the old adage. It isn’t always true though as evidenced by a case reported in The Express. It is hard to believe that £500,000 was left in a Will, with a condition on the legacy that it was to be used to pay off the...
by Chris Strogen | May 8, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills
As a specialist private client solicitor, advising families on Wills and estate planning, I am comfortable talking about death and the need to plan for it. I know that many families don’t feel able to talk about Wills or what might happen when a loved one dies. That...
by Chris Strogen | Apr 12, 2018 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Financial Claims, Financial Orders, Wills
Cohabitant claims and inheritance: Court rules that a man’s partner of 42 years is entitled to a share of his estate The High Court has decided that a woman who received nothing when her partner of 42 years died should receive a share of his estate. 79 year old Joan...
by Chris Strogen | Mar 16, 2018 | Divorce, Financial Claims, Wills
Should I make a Will? Won’t intestacy rules protect my family? It is important that everyone has an up-to-date Will. I am not just saying that because I’m a private client solicitor who specialises in preparing Wills! I am saying it because, in my job, I see the...
