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It is surprising that 75 percent of people believe that their partners or close family members can automatically make decisions for them if they do not have the mental capacity to do so. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) enables you to choose and...
In England and Wales two thirds of people pass away each year without having made a Will. It may be the case that some people just don’t get around to it, some may not realise that getting married can revoke a previous Will. S ome people presume...
In 2018/2019, over 22,000 estates were charged to inheritance tax. HMRC on average conducts 5,500 investigations into estates suggesting a quarter of all inheritance tax accounts submitted are subject to investigation. It is the...
We have all heard that we should go ‘paperless’ to save the environment, and to some extent this is very sound advice as it saves countless trees every year. However, in some instances it is beneficial to still receive paper ‘hard...
A recent article by the BBC looked at the implications of a person leaving behind assets when they die, and the difficulties in particular of their executors trying to access cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency which in...
The end quarter of the year always seems to be filled with a whole host of charitable efforts, and we at Stephensons love a good fundraising activity. There’s Go Sober for October in aid of Macmillan, Movember for the Movember Foundation, Children in...
Since the government decided to increase probate fees as set out in the Draft Non Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018 there has been much discussion in the media. The government proposals seek to increase the existing fixed probate fee of £215...
There is no getting away from the care home fee fear currently sweeping the nation. You work hard for your entire life to own a beautiful home and have some money in the bank, to then have it wiped out due to having to fund your required care later in...
There are many things that we young adults consider important at our age, and also many things that we consider are problems to deal with later in life. As an 18 year old beginning a career in law, I was certain that making a Will would not be of any...
Dementia is the leading cause of death in England and Wales and it is estimated that some 850,000 people across the UK are now living with dementia. The stats are sobering, but what exactly is dementia and if you’re diagnosed with dementia what legal...
