- Administering Estates - Procedures and Pitfalls A recent survey has shown that more than one in ten people who are thought to have died intestate...
- Asset Valuation Problems - Chattels When dealing with an estate, an increasing problem for executors is the valuation of assets in the...
- CGT and Shares in Estates Valuation Trap In the UK, there are quite generous exemptions from Inheritance Tax (IHT) which apply to business...
- Changing Wills For Benefit A will expresses the final wishes of the deceased person and it is commonly thought that a will is...
- Cohabitees and Death - Who Can Claim? When one member of a cohabiting couple dies, it can come as an unpleasant surprise to the bereaved...
- Dealing With an Insolvent Estate One of the rules that applies to the administration of estates is that whilst a person appointed...
- Death and Taxes - Issues to consider after losing a spouse or partner The loss of a spouse or partner can be an overwhelming experience. Alongside the acute sense of...
- Estates - What Happens if Values Fall? One of the biggest problems now facing executors is that assets can fall in value as well as...
- Freud, Psychoanalysis, and Dementia By William Tyler MBE First delivered at The Freud Museum, London, on 23rd October, 2014 ...
- Heir Hunters - Take Advice! Until the recent publicity afforded by television shows on the subject, many people might not have...
- Helping Your Executors Being an executor is a demanding job at the best of times and a task that is made all the more...
- How do I Leave Money to Charity in My Will? It's easy to include a charity in your will, but you should always consult your solicitor...
- How do I apply to become a Court of Protection Deputy? If a family member or friend loses the ability through mental incapacity to make their own...
- Legal Matters for Court of Protection Deputyships You’re clear on what your responsibilities are as a Deputy, but how do you make sure that...
- Making Your Will - Guidance It is easy to keep putting off making a will. However, having a valid will is the only way to...
- What Happens on Intestacy? The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act came into force in late 2014. It changes...
- What are Advanced Decisions? Anyone over eighteen-years-old is free to draw up an ‘advance decision to refuse...
- What happens when I become a Court of Protection Deputy? You’ve gone through the application process and have been successfully appointed by the...
- What is a Lasting Power of Attorney? In October 2007 there was a fundamental change on the way in the way powers of attorney are...
- What is a Trust? A trust comes into effect when a ‘settlor’ places money, land or other assets in the...
- What is the Court of Protection? An office of the High Court, with power to make decisions in relation to the property and affairs,...
- What kind of support and guidance will I receive as a Deputy? You’ve been appointed by the Court of Protection to act as a Deputy for a mentally...
- What to consider when buying a property subject to an Assured Shorthold Tenancy? So you’ve identified an investment property you want to buy, but it already has a tenant...
- When not to make decisions as a Deputy You’ve been appointed as a Deputy under the Court of Protection and you’re clear on...
- Who can be appointed as a Court of Protection Deputy? Deputies are usually friends or relatives of the person who needs help to make their decisions....
- Who is Under the Influence? The law recognises that some people (such as solicitors or accountants) have a high degree of...