26th November, 2023
Winding up an estate can be complex and time-consuming, but there are also other valid reasons why you might want to use a Probate Practitioner for probate. After someone dies, their affairs are finalised by their personal representative. This is either their executor, appointed in their Will, or their administrator, if they did not leave […]
If you own a property jointly with someone else, it is important to make sure you understand what might happen in the future, should one of you die. There are two different ways of holding property with another owner. Which type of ownership you have will affect what will happen to the property in the […]
Wills are often used to set up discretionary trusts to provide for loved ones on an ongoing basis. A discretionary trust gives power to the trustees to decide how and when the trust funds should be distributed and to whom. There can be several advantages to a discretionary trust and they are a popular choice […]
If you are based overseas and you are dealing with the estate of someone who was British and had UK assets, you are likely to need a Grant of Probate or a Grant of Letters of Administration from the UK Probate Registry. Winding up someone’s affairs after their death is never easy. If there is […]
Cohabiting is very different to marriage when it comes to legal rights and responsibilities. We take a look at some of the most common cohabitation misconceptions. Office for National Statistics figures show that there has been a rise in the number of cohabiting couples over recent years. In 2011, the proportion of couples who were […]