Jun 16, 2021 | Certainty, National Will Register, News, Private client law, Wills, Wills & young people, Wills and trusts
Certainty is a Law Society endorsed provider of a national Will register and Will search service. The internet database allows third parties to enquire whether a Will has been made. The company holding the Will is then notified, and will decide what action to take We...
May 5, 2021 | News, Private client law, Wills, Wills and trusts
A Will is a piece of writing, signed by someone with the intention of directing the distribution their assets on their death, and also signed by two other people who have, together (not individually), seen the first person sign the writing. At its most...
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”...
Mar 11, 2021 | News, Private client law, Wills
Another strange word beloved of lawyers. It applies to a situation where someone finds that they have been appointed executor in a Will, starts acting in that capacity and then regrets taking on the responsibility. An example would be an executor who takes control of...
Mar 3, 2021 | News, Private client law, Wills, Wills and trusts
Any Will can be challenged, generally in the following ways: It was improperly executed and therefore invalid. The Testator did not have mental capacity allowing him/her to understand what they were doing. The Will although valid does not provide adequately for...
