The Gazette

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20 February 2015

How can you avoid conflicts between joint executors? Michelle Collins, principal at Cozens-Hardy LLP solicitors, explains.

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9 February 2015

A new database has been launched which allows access to a government archive of 41 million wills in England and Wales (though not Scotland and Northern Ireland), dating back as far as 1858.

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30 January 2015

The emotional consequences of bereavement are tough, but it’s also a time when practical steps need to be taken. Danny Cox, chartered financial planner at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains what executors must consider.

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30 January 2015

Linda Cummins, head of wills and probate at Goldsmith Williams, explains how effective estate planning needn’t be daunting.

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30 January 2015

Sarah Orrell, senior solicitor at Leonard Gray LLP, explains why updating your will is crucial after, or even during, a separation or divorce.

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5 January 2015

Increasing numbers of bereaved families are struggling to pay for funerals, as the cost of laying someone to rest continues to spiral.

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16 December 2014

The Gazette, the official public record, and Certainty, the National Will Register, recently began a strategic working alliance, offering a comprehensive, belt and braces approach to risk management when distributing an estate.

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10 December 2014

ISAs will no longer be liable for tax when inherited by spouses from April 2015, the chancellor, George Osborne, has announced in his autumn statement.

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10 December 2014

Dying without a will can be a costly mistake, but dying with a will that is out of date can cause just as much of a headache for those you leave behind, as Christina Duck, associate at Ashton KCJ, explains.

Publication Date

10 December 2014

Do you understand inheritance tax, and how it can be reduced? Danny Cox, chartered financial planner at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains.