by David Dexter | Oct 9, 2016 | Latest News
‘Life in Ruins’ is how Danae Brooks describes her life after the death of her second husband who died suddenly without signing his Will. In an article in the magazine YOU this week she implores people to make a Will and sign it or face the emotional and...
by David Dexter | Aug 20, 2016 | Latest News
A new report by the healthcare agency ‘Prestige Nursing and Care’ states that the average cost of a single room in a care home has soared by 5.2% in the past year to £30926pa.This is an average throughout the country. In London for example the costs have...
by David Dexter | Aug 18, 2016 | Latest News
People born between 1947 and 1964 often referred to as Baby Boomers have come in for criticism under a recent study by law firm Stephensons according to a recent report in the Daily Mail. It has shown that the children of the Baby Boomers are facing poverty in their...
by David Dexter | Jun 14, 2016 | Latest News
Dying without a will is dying intestate and statutory rules apply to the distribution of your assets. If at death you were married or in a civil partnership your spouse/partner inherits the first £250k If there are any children(incl. adopted /illegitimate) and the...
by David Dexter | Apr 15, 2016 | Latest News
David Cameron appears to have received a swathe of criticism over a gift received from his mother soon after his fathers death. Without knowing the full facts it can only be assumed that his mum is trying to take advantage of the 7 year rule whereby her estate is...
by David Dexter | Feb 21, 2016 | Latest News
Whilst Inheritance Tax has been subjected to additional relief from 2017 there are plans afoot to increase the cost of obtaining probate. Executors of Wills need a grant of probate before dealing with the property, money and possessions of a deceased person. The...
