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Making a Will

Mar 29, 2019
1 min

Making a Will

One fifth of the population of the UK refuse to discuss death and more than a third of people have no idea who the executors of their parents' Wills are or even where the Will is kept. Death is a sad fact of life and it can place a huge burden on your loved ones when you pass away if you have not got your affairs in order. The first step is to ensure that you have a Will that is clear about your last wishes in terms of who you want to leave gifts to, who you want to be your

Are you entitled to a Power of Attorney refund?

Mar 22, 2019
1 min

Are you entitled to a Power of Attorney refund?

Over a million people are entitled to claim a refund in respect of fees paid to the Office of the Public Guardian for registering Lasting Powers of Attorney or Enduring Powers of Attorney between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2017. The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) overcharged by £89 million of which £77 million remains unclaimed. If you registered a Power of Attorney on behalf of a family member between 2013 and 2017 you are entitled to claim a refund of £54 for each

Get professional advice to avoid your will being contested

Mar 6, 2019
1 min

Get professional advice to avoid your will being contested

A recent poll by Direct Line Insurance suggests that 24% of People in the UK are prepared to contest a loved one's Will if they are excluded as a beneficiary. Thousands of applications have been made to the Probate Registry to stop Wills being administered for various reasons, including disgruntled relatives who have been excluded from the Will making claims on the estate; questions about the legality of the Will or the testamentary capacity of the donor at the time the Will