How can Trusts help with Inheritance Tax? 

If anything happens to your will, or if your executor does not know where to find it, you might as well not have written one.

Every business in the world has at least one thing in common: it needs someone in charge to succeed.  

It’s easy to assume that our property and possessions will automatically go to loved ones when we die,

What is the “sideways disinheritance trap”, and how do you avoid it? 

How long does a probate take?

Why might a discretionary trust be great for you?

What can a property protection will trust do for you?

An executor is someone named in a will as responsible for sorting out the estate of the person who’s died.

It is important for every business owner to consider what would happen to the business if they were unable or unavailable to make decisions.

Talking about your plans for what you leave in your Will should mean fewer squabbles and less resentment - but how do you start.

What do I need to consider when making an LPA?

Having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place is one of the most sensible decisions you can make in your lifetime. 

A ‘grant of representation’ is the generic term for the legal order issued by the probate court in the estate of a deceased person

Your Will tells everyone what should happen to your money, possessions and property after you die.

If anything happens to your Will, or if your executor doesn’t know where to find it, you might as well not have written one.

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document where someone nominates a trusted friend or relative to look after their affairs.

More than half of British adults have not made a will. Of those who have, many have not updated their wills for some time.

A trust is a legal mechanism for splitting the ownership and the benefit of an asset

You can make decisions on someone’s behalf if they appoint you using a lasting power of attorney (LPA).