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There are 944,000 people living with dementia in the UK. This is said to increase to over one million by 2030, and over 1.6 million by 2050. Emily has recently registered to become a Dementia Friend. In becoming a Dementia Friend, Emily will be learning more about dementia, and understanding what it is like for…
Last week Adam Johnson of Heritage Will Writing had the honour of being invited as one of the keynote speakers at the Society of Will Writers Annual Conference. Adam says “It was a pleasure to be able to share with the Society of Will Writers members my thoughts on the Care Act, what differences…
1. Ensure your Estate goes to the right people Having a Will in place gives you the control of what happens to your Estate and assets once you have died. Whilst we all hope that we are around for many years to come, sadly that is not always the case. It’s important to have the…
A new online service was launched on the 17th July 2020 whereby attorneys will find it easier to manage and safeguard the donor’s finances and wellbeing. The Office of the Public Guardian’s new digital service will help attorneys to contact organisations such as banks and healthcare providers more easily by improving the speed that the…
The Government has introduced new legislation that is expected to come into force in September 2020 to allow people to sign and have their Wills witnessed by using video calls. It has been highlighted that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increasing number of people looking to write Wills, and the difficulties experienced…
In light of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19), we are monitoring any updates regularly as and when new information and guidelines are available. Yesterday, the Government issued a response https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response?fbclid=IwAR0fIvMhjMCn4Voe8YZARF_ADrinHdiDKN7b_6PKArmeTy_oPrlyYHZluzA At present, we are doing all we can to minimise the impact of COVID-19 and do not foresee any disruption to our services at this time.…
Amazon began doing it by selling books online. Uber began doing it by using smartphone technology to undercut London’s traditional black cabs. And now Kings Court Trust is doing it in estate administration. It’s all about disruption. This word has been used, some say incorrectly, to describe new businesses that enter a market and displace…
Baby boomers are more likely to seek professional financial help than any other generation. People born during the explosion in the birth rate from nine months after the end of the Second World War up to the early 1960’s account for about half of all the clients of independent financial advisers (IFA’s). That of course,…
Heritage Will Writing is more than just will writing. The Hampshire-based firm can help with your finances from the moment you are born until long after your death. A recent report revealed that an eye-watering £5.5 trillion will pass between generations over the next 30 years. This is down to an aging population and the…
Right Money, Right People, Right Time is our FREE Wills and Estate Planning seminar. We chose that name because we’re passionate about making sure that the right money goes to the right people at the right time in your family. One of the challenges we have is that most people – and you may be…