05 Dec, 2024 Don’t always listen to Benjamin Franklin: The importance of planning for old age By Nikhil Handa The famous American Benjamin Franklin once said “Nothing is certain except death and taxes." When people come to us to talk about wills,...
18 Oct, 2024 Inheritance tax rises? By Donna Holmes Rumours about the forthcoming Budget abound - what will the Chancellor do? The truth is, no one knows until 30 October. However, the...
16 Oct, 2024 Providing for family and friends with disabilities after you are gone By Nikhil Handa This BBC article explains how a large proportion of adults with severe learning disabilities in Wales live with their families, meaning...
03 Oct, 2024 Golden owls and treasure hunts: Keeping an enterprise going after your death By Nikhil Handa There's good news for treasure hunters this week as it was announced that a long-running mystery has been solved. As this BBC news...
02 Oct, 2024 100 weddings! And a funeral? Thinking about wills when you get married By Nikhil Handa Many of us will have been pleased to read about the 100 weddings that took place at Old Marylebone Town Hall yesterday in celebration of...
09 Sep, 2024 Some Ancient Egyptian wisdom – Explaining your reasons for disinheriting someone By Nikhil Handa This weekend I visited the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and was particularly surprised by one of their exhibits – the ‘Will of Naunakhte’. ...
27 Aug, 2024 Can your will provide for your property to be cremated with you? By Nikhil Handa This week, the peculiar request of French actor Alain Delon that his dog should be put down and buried with him on his death has hit the...
20 Aug, 2024 Inheritance and capital gains tax changes likely - Should compensation awards be treated differently? By Donna Holmes As we are all probably well aware, the country has a financial black hole - some £22 billion - which, sadly, is unlikely to be found down...
30 Jul, 2024 Proposed care fees cap abolished By Donna Holmes After being kicked into the long grass on several occasions since first being proposed, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed what we...
18 Jul, 2024 Celebrity Send Off - Lifting the stigma on conversations about death By Lauren Saville Co-op Funeralcare has teamed up with Channel 4 to launch a social-first entertainment series to change the dialogue surrounding funerals....
25 Mar, 2024 The risks of not considering digital assets before you die By Lucy Bluck New research has revealed that fewer than a quarter of people aged 30 or over have referenced digital assets in their will. Research...
07 Mar, 2024 Probate and the Budget - a nugget of hope? By Donna Holmes Yesterday's Budget had some ‘headline grabbers’ around tax cuts - given the cost of living crisis, whether those cuts make a discernible...