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Getting a funeral plan
Previously we mentioned that one of the main reasons why people put off making a will or getting a funeral plan in place is their fear of speaking to lawyers. Another obvious reason is this: who on earth enjoys thinking about their own death, let alone talking about it and even planning it? If the…
Why should you get a will
After all, thirty million adults in the UK don’t have one. Can they all be wrong? Well, that’s thirty million families who are facing a potential crisis – financially and personally. You decide. Do you have a will? Do the other adults in your family? If not, why are you putting it off? One of…
When a parent dies without a will
Losing a parent is hard. If your parent dies without a will, it’s much harder still. When you lose a close family member, it can feel as though you’re entering a bit of time warp. Some people lose their sense of time, place and context following a death in the family – as though the…
Property Trusts
Homeowners, beware! Without a Property Trust in place, your gorgeous family home could slip away from you and your loved ones. It seems a cruel twist of Fate that you should spend years of your life working to pay off a mortgage on a family home only to have it taken away from you and…
Storing Your Will
What’s the safest place you can think of for storing your Will? In Michael Jackson’s case, they couldn’t find his Will for ages. As the siblings, parents, cousins, nephews and in-laws closed in, the Jackson’s family lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, kept them at bay while searching high and low for the document. It was an…
Intestate – not having a Will
If you’ve ever seen ‘Heir Hunters’ (BBC), you’ve probably been shocked at how much money goes unclaimed by relatives of someone who’s passed away intestate – not having a Will. In some cases, hundreds of thousands of pounds finds its way to the Government, missing the chance to change the lives of loved ones. When…
Why make a Lasting Power Of Attorney?
Anybody who arranges a will wants to take care of things for their loved ones, right? Do the right thing now in order to protect the family later … So, how come so many people who have their will in order don’t have Lasting Power of Attorney? It comes as a nasty shock to many…
4 points to check in your will since the introduction of the residency nil rate band
It’s already a full months since the new Inheritance Tax Law came into effect on 6 April this year. Remember that? You heard about it, of course … but have you checked that your will meets the criteria for it? If you don’t make the most of it, your beloved, family home may have to…
Types of power of attorney
Health & Wellbeing (LPA) You will be able to decide if the donor should: Receive healthcare treatment Not receive a particular healthcare treatment Stop receiving a particular healthcare treatment Some people who have a progressive illness sometimes make a decision about whether they would want a particular treatment in the future. They write down or…
Enduring Power of Attorneys
Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) has been replaced by a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), however if you made and signed an EPA before October 2007, it is still valid. You might already be using it without having registered it, so that someone can act on your behalf (unlike a Lasting Power of Attorney which…
Professional Wills vs Do it Yourself Wills
When you have your Will written by a professional Will Writer then you will be provided with a professional service. You will receive sound advice on what is the best type of Will for you. This will be tailored to a client’s individual needs. This may be a Basic Will of more a more complex…
Why store your Will
Your Will is a very important document. Executors of the person Will who has died have to obtain the original Will in order to deal with a person’s estate. The original Will is needed for Probate. If you stored your Will with Wetherby Wills then your documents are safe from tampering, or a person disposing…