The Heritage Will Writing Blog
Heritage Will Writing shares the same values as the Sunday league football team it sponsors, according to its company director. Adam Johnson, an “experienced campaigner” and a “hard tackling” centre back for Test Valley Spartans, stepped in when his side needed new kit. The 35-year-old, with a penchant for spectacular overhead kicks, decided to embrace…
Hampshire’s pensioners who assumed the Government’s much-trumpeted £72,000 cap on care was the maximum they would pay could be in for a shock. The elderly face digging deeper into their hard-earned savings now that full details have emerged of the changes due to be introduced in April, 2016. Accommodation and living costs are not included…
George Osborne has scrapped plans to introduce a single settlement nil-rate tax band on multiple life-time gifting trusts. The Chancellor had previously announced proposals to prevent numerous discretionary trusts being set up to avoid the £325,000 inheritance tax limit. Currently, individuals can apply the nil-rate band to each one. But in a move hailed in…
We have recently had an enquiry from a client in the Romsey area asking for advice on will writing, estate planning and how to set up a trust. A Discretionary Trust is one in which the beneficiaries do not have the legal right to demand payment of Trust income or capital (unlike beneficiaries of other types…
A Lasting Power of Attorney – If you haven’t got one and need one, it’s not too late to put one in place! Set yours up today for just £195 to ensure your family can manage your affairs if you lose your capacity to cope for yourself. Once you have a drawn up a Lasting Power of Attorney,…
At a recent seminar held on will writing in Southampton, we were asked about who can act as a witness when you write a will. When you write your will, you must sign your will in front of two or more witnesses. Your witnesses must see you sign your will but do not need to…
Home Visits for Wills in Southampton and Portsmouth Heritage Will Writing offers face-to-face meetings in the comfort of your own home to write your will. We are on hand to help people write wills in Southampton, Portsmouth and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. We offer a professional and friendly will writing service from our offices in…
Yesterday’s blog about unusual requests in wills got me talking with a client about writing their own will and specifically their funeral requests. It is the one part of your will that is a request rather than an instruction that must be followed. My client had originally discussed the possibility of having a ‘traditional Viking…
At Heritage Will Writing, we get to write all kinds of interesting wills which can often reflect hopes, dreams and aspirations. For some people, this relates to their hobbies and for others, this could be something to do with their working lives. However, some people are so close to their work that they decide to…
Are you in Southampton and want help with writing your will? Need help and advice with Inheritance Tax or Long Term Care planning? (Check out http://www.heritagewillwriting.co.uk/why-do-i-need-a-will/) Heritage Will Writing is based just outside Romsey (on the edge of the New Forest, Hampshire), near Southampton. We offer a professional, friendly service helping many people draft their wills…