Aug 12, 2021 | News, Private client law, Probate
“Probate” is the process of proving that the Will of the deceased is legitimate, and a “Grant” is the Court’s seal of approval. It acts like the “deeds” to the deceased’s estate, without it, the Executor may have trouble proving that they “own” it. Executors have...
Jul 7, 2021 | Letters of Administration, News, Private client law, Probate
“Letters of Administration” are equivalent to Probate where the deceased left no Will or there is something not quite right about the Will. The application process is similar, the person who would take on the responsibility has to give formal evidence to the Court to...
Apr 22, 2021 | Executor, News, Probate, Wills
An Executor, a person named by the deceased in their Will as “Executor”, is responsible for managing the financial affairs of a deceased, finding out what it is, and carrying out he terms of the Will so far as the Law will allow. The State will intervene to make sure...
Apr 7, 2021 | Inheritance Tax, Private client law, Probate
A very short point; Inheritance Tax, when it is due, is generally spread across the assets in proportion, so that if a house is two-thirds of the estate, then it will bear two-thirds of the tax. The beneficiaries might decide to pay all the tax from the “cash”...
Aug 21, 2020 | News, Probate
It is a sad fact of arguments over estates that a subject of dispute may be the remains of the deceased. By long-established common law principle a body cannot be property – no one can have rights of ownership over it. So if there is disagreement over the method...
Oct 3, 2019 | Elderly Clients, Lasting Power of Attorney, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate, Solicitors for the Elderly, Wills, Wills & young people, Wills and trusts
Tassells offer expertise not only in Wills and Probate, but also Lasting Power of Attorney, Family Trusts (sometimes called Asset Protection Trusts), and Court of Protection matters. Some reasons for choosing Tassells: We are a very long-established Lexcel accredited...
