Publication Date 30 January 2015 Changing your will after divorce or separation Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Sarah Orrell, senior solicitor at Leonard Gray LLP, explains why updating your will is crucial after, or even during, a separation or divorce.
Publication Date 5 January 2015 Public health funerals on the rise Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Increasing numbers of bereaved families are struggling to pay for funerals, as the cost of laying someone to rest continues to spiral.
Publication Date 16 December 2014 Section 27: a very important notice Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item 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.
Publication Date 10 December 2014 Tax-free ISAs to be passed to surviving spouses Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item 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.
Publication Date 10 December 2014 Is your will out of date? Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Dying without a will can be a costly mistake, but dying with a will that is out of date can cause just as much of a headache for those you leave behind, as Christina Duck, associate at Ashton KCJ, explains.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 How to reduce your inheritance tax liability Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Do you understand inheritance tax, and how it can be reduced? Danny Cox, chartered financial planner at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains.
Publication Date 26 November 2014 Over a million cohabitants stand to inherit nothing Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item The Law Society has warned that more than a million unmarried couples who are not in a civil partnership will inherit nothing if their partner dies without a will.
Publication Date 22 October 2014 What can you do if you are excluded from a will? Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item If you’ve been left out of a will, what are your legal rights? Martin Oliver, partner at Wright Hassall LLP, explains.
Publication Date 7 October 2014 How major changes to intestacy rules affects you Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Major changes to inheritance rules in England and Wales have highlighted the importance of making a valid will if your estate is to be distributed according to your wishes.
Publication Date 17 September 2014 How to talk to your family about dying Share this Link to this item Share this item to Facebook Share this item to LinkedIn Tweet this item Google+ this item Millions of Britons are failing to make adequate plans for their death, and are unaware of the wishes of their loved ones. Joe Meredith, from the Dying Matters Coalition, explains why the stigma around dying needs to be broken.