Wills & Probate
Free Wills Month October
Free Wills Month is back in October 2023 Free Wills Month brings together a group of well-respected charities to offer members of the public aged 55 and over the opportunity to have their simple Wills written or updated free of charge by using participating solicitors in selected locations across England, Northern Ireland and Wales. An […]
Free Wills Month 2023
Free Wills Month is back in March 2023 Free Wills Month brings together a group of charities to offer members of the public aged 55 and over the opportunity to have their simple Wills written or updated free of charge by using participating solicitors in selected locations across England and Scotland. An up to date […]
UAE Inheritance Law
The United Arab Emirates have made changes to their laws in relation to inheritances and deceased estates. The changes will enable expatriates living in the UAE, and foreigners with real estate investments in the UAE, to specify in their Will, the law which they wish to apply to the distribution of their UAE assets. Where […]
Probate Fees 2022
You may have to pay a fee to apply for probate. Whether you need to pay depends on the value of the estate. If the value of the estate is over £5,000, the application fee is £273. There’s no fee if the estate is £5,000 or less. You can order extra copies of the probate […]
Free Wills Month
October is Free Wills Month! Free Wills Month brings together a group of well-respected charities to offer members of the public aged 55 and over the opportunity to have their simple Wills written or updated free of charge by using participating solicitors in locations across England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The solicitors have all taken steps […]
Probate Search
Probate gives someone the legal right to deal with a deceased person’s property, money and possessions (their ‘estate’). The probate record is known as a ‘grant of representation’. There are two types of grant. If there is a will you apply for a ‘Grant of Probate. Where there is no will you apply for ‘Letters […]
Power of Attorney
A lasting power of attorney allows you to choose who you want to make decisions on your behalf should you lose capacity to make such decisions as a result of the likes of dementia or an accident. The power cannot be used by your attorney if you are able to make such decisions for yourself. […]
Free Wills Month!
Free Wills Month March 2020 is now open! Free Wills Month brings together a group of well-respected charities to offer members of the public aged 55 and over the opportunity to have their simple Wills written or updated free of charge by using participating solicitors in selected locations across England, Scotland and Wales. An up […]
Dying Intestate
Generally we deal with the estates of people who have died intestate which means they have not made a valid will. In such circumstances the law sets out who is entitled to inherit the assets of the deceased person. In February, when a person dies without having made a Will and leaving a surviving spouse, that […]
Free Wills Month!
The next campaign launches in March 2019! Free Wills Month brings together a group of well-respected charities to offer members of the public aged 55 and over the opportunity to have their simple Wills written or updated free of charge by using participating solicitors in selected locations around England, Wales and Northern Ireland.