It’s tough enough when you lose a loved one without having to sit down and research all the things that need to be done, so here is a simple guide to what happens, and to the practical steps you’ll need to take…. When someone dies, whether at home or in a hospital or nursing home, […]
As the glitter of the Christmas celebrations starts to fade, and the realities of January start to sink in, sadly for some couples thoughts can turn to divorce. More than 40,000 people are expected to put ‘divorce’ into their search engines this month, with the first Monday of the New Year known in legal circles […]
If you don’t make a Will before you die, your money, property and possessions will be shared out according to the law instead of your wishes. This can mean they pass to someone you hadn’t intended to benefit – or that someone you want to pass things on to ends up with nothing. And yet […]
Now, where did you leave those keys? Why did you need to call whatshisname? And what DID you go upstairs to look for? As we get older, these sort of questions can become part of every-day life (where did I leave my coffee?). Often, it’s annoying, but when push comes to shove, it doesn’t really […]
It’s good business to make sure your affairs are in order in the event of the unexpected – by making a will. But if you are a company director, shareholder, sole trader, working full time or part time, in a partnership or self-employed, have you thought about what would happen to your business in the […]
The natural tendency when writing a will is to keep things simple. This means that most couples leave everything to their partner. The idea is that when the surviving partner dies, everything will be left to any children they have. In most cases this works fine, but it is worth bearing in mind a few […]
Do you know what would happen to your home and assets if you passed away? If you are the sole owner of a property, are there clear instructions for who should inherit your assets, including your house? If you are married or living with a partner and the answer to the questions is either you’re […]
Where there’s a Will there’s a way, so the saying goes. But where there isn’t one, there could be chaos. If you die without making a Will, your money, property and possessions could be shared out according to the law instead of to your loved ones. That means your legacy could pass to someone you […]
The average cost of a funeral in the UK is now above £4,000 – and the chances are the figures will continue to grow over the next decade. Many people, as they get older, start to fret about how they are going to pay for their funeral, not wanting to be a burden on their […]
How many of your treasured memories are now stored digitally? Think pictures, videos, music – with more than 38 million active social media users in the UK, the popularity of social media means it has become an integral part of life where we store many of these memories. But what happens to these if you […]