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Will Law – the rules and regulations the govern the writing of Wills in the UK and Scotland were established in 1823. After almost 200 years in practice is it now time to radically review current [...]

Death, admin, and the intestate estate. Or, why dying without a Will can be a massive headache. We’re always going on about how important it is to write a Will (well we would, wouldn’t we).  But [...]

Or…. Weird Wills of the rich(ish) and famous(ish)…. Writing your Will is a serious business, right? It details how you wish your estate to be distributed. Who benefits and, by how much. BUT why [...]

Following the announcement of the snap general election, the Government has put their plans to increase probate fees on hold. With many hoping that this paves the way for the plans to be scrapped [...]

According to the Ministry of Justice’s announcement earlier in the year, the proposed Probate Fee increase is set to come into play next month, May 2017. Currently, probate is charged at a flat [...]

End of life Doula – What are they and do you need one? You may associate the role of a Doula with pregnancy and birth but, there is now a new type of Doula emerging. The end-of-life Doula. Death [...]

I’m always on the lookout for interesting little titbits of content to share on our social media channels and as such have developed a TINY obsession with ‘Famous last words’. There [...]

Writing your Will is a piece of cake right? It’s so easy you can do it yourself. Quick trip to WH Smiths for a DIY Will pack – what am I saying… these days you don’t even have to leave the [...]

Guide to appointing Executors in your Will Writing your Will involves making lots of decisions. LOTS. How are you going to divide your estate up, who’s getting what? Who DESERVES what… Guardians [...]

Why we all need to think about end of life planning… I know none of us are actually PLANNING to die but… at some point it’s going to have to happen. So, you might as well make [...]