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Having a poorly written will is often as bad as having no will at all, but what are the risks of doing it yourself when it comes to writing down your last wishes? Spend five minutes online and you’ll see how easy and cheap it is to purchase a will making kit; Amazon sells them…
Writing a will probably isn’t top of anyone’s list of New Year’s Resolutions – who wants to start 2017 with such a grim project? Indeed, according to a 2011 poll in the US, 60% of Americans would rather undergo root canal treatment, do their taxes or abstain from sex for a month than set down…
Having donated thousands of pounds to good causes, George Michael’s generosity that was revealed after his death, touched the world. Who is now going to benefit from his millions in his will? As grieving fans lay flowers at his home, mystery still shrouds the reason behind George Michael’s tragic death, aged just 53, on Christmas…
A HUSBAND and wife who divorce are each deemed to have died when their decree absolute comes through – as far as their former spouse’s wills are concerned. That means he or she can no longer be a beneficiary of the will or act as a trustee or executor. If there were no other beneficiaries,…
Adam was delighted to be able to attend this year’s Society of Will Writers Conference in Redditch held on 10th and 11th October 2016. There was a fantastic range of speakers, including Sally Jones, Head of Legal Services at the Office of the Public Guardian and Professor King who gave a fantastic insight into the…
THE Bank of Mum and Dad is denying HM Revenue & Customs millions of pounds a year. More than a quarter of first-time house buyers are helped financially by friends and family. Money that parents planned to leave their children in their wills is actually being handed over long before they die. Inheritance tax (IHT)…
MOST of Mayfair and Belgravia would have been sold by now if it hadn’t been for the clever use of trust funds. The Grosvenor family, headed by the Duke of Westminster, own 300 acres of the most prestigious parts of London. When it came into the family by marriage in 1677, it was just marshy…
HERITAGE Will Writing is delighted to have been recognised as one of the “good guys in the industry” by a national scheme backed by Trading Standards. We have been approved by Buy With Confidence which is run by a partnership of local authorities determined to eliminate rogue traders. Company director Adam Johnson explained the importance…
WE’VE all done it at some time, let’s be honest, punching our name into Google and seeing how many times we appear on the internet. It can throw up all kinds of strange references and photographs. And not just on social media. Have a look. You may be surprised. And that will all remain after…
POP superstar Prince passed away in April without making a will, a US court was told. As in England, an administrator has to be appointed to deal with the estate if the person died intestate. His sister, Tyka Nelson, asked a Minnesota court to urgently appoint Bremer Trust, an affiliate of Prince’s bank, to manage…