I am going to inherit some money…what do I do? If you are not sure what to do with inheritance, we have outlined some options available to you in this article. There are two potential situations. The first is you think that when your Mum Dad or Auntie dies, you will...
Funeral Disputes and the rights to your body Rights to the body and funeral disputes are not uncommon. Disputes arise over concern about the final resting place of the deceased’s ashes or perhaps about a style of coffin. It is not surprising particularly if one...
What happens to digital assets when you die? Our increasing concern about security, privacy and protecting our identities online means that people are taking more care securing their digital assets, including making passwords more complex, not writing them down and...
What do I do with an Inherited weapon? When someone dies, those that are left behind are left to organise their belongings in accordance with their wishes. This is the job that Personal Representatives undertake during the administration of the Estate. Less frequently...
Unfairly left out of a Will? Under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, a person may have a valid claim against an estate if they have been left out of a will. This note provides a brief explanation of who may claim, on what basis, and for...
Autumn Budget 2021: How will it affect me as an individual? Private Wealth Solicitors The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has now given his second Budget. Whilst many of us had feared what the Chancellor may say given the pressure on the pubic purse following the Covid 19...
Commonwealth Resealing – Is my Will legal in the UK? In order to prove an overseas Will in the UK it is generally necessary to prove that the Will complies with the internal law of the country in which the Will was made and or of the country in which the maker...
Should I get married for tax reasons? Traditionally the emphatic answer to this question was NO. But in recent years we have seen the increase in the number of long-term relationships where there is no marriage or civil partnership, coupled with an increasing number...
Are we going to see changes to Inheritance tax or Capital Gains Tax? When I first agreed to write this article it was assumed that the March budget would include provisions to tighten up Capital Gains tax (CGT) and Inheritance tax (IHT). But there were no...
Update: Registering a Trust with HMRC’s Online TRS As part of the UK government’s implementation of the 5th EU Money Laundering Directive almost all Trusts are required to be registered with HMRC using the Online Trust Registration Service (TRS). Online Trust...
