An Executor is someone who is given legal authority in your Will to wind up your affairs after you die. When you die you will leave behind everything that you own such as your property, your savings, your pensions, your investments and your personal possessions

The probate registry tell us that as many as 52% of people die without ever making a will. I think this demonstrates a reluctance to think about or discuss death and related matters with our family members. The organisation www.dyingmatters.org says “Talking about dying won’t

Anyone who has ever moved house will agree that it is one of the most challenging life events both physically and emotionally that anyone can go through. In a recent poll two thirds of people voted moving house top of their stress list with it

The Daily Mail reported in July that the government’s collection of inheritance tax over the previous year broke the £5 billion mark for the first time. It alleged that more families were being pulled into the inheritance tax net as the older generation had seen

Q. Why do I need a Lasting Power of Attorney … surely my wife or children can deal with my property and financial affairs if I am no longer able to? You may be surprised to learn that your family are not automatically entitled to

As solicitors we are often contacted when someone has died to advise whether it is necessary to apply for a grant of probate. The first thing to do is to register the death with the registrar of births, deaths and marriages in the area where

We have recently heard that National treasure Barbara Windsor was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014. Barbara started acting when she was just 12 years of age and first found fame in the Carry On films and latterly in the “soap” Eastenders. She is a lovely,