Supermen Webinar 53 Estate Planning – How NOT To Do It!
Our Estate Planning Helpline deals with in excess of 500 estate planning queries each week. Where do you go to get your or your clients questions answered? This Webinar will be a good chance to explore some of the many questions and queries that we deal on a regular basis, along with the common (and […]
Understanding The Issues Affecting Elderly Clients
Recent research has revealed that huge sections of UK retirees are feeling increasingly anxious concerning their later life once they stop working. According to research from Equity Release Supermarket, huge swathes of the population feel pessimistic about how gilt-lined their ‘golden years’ will actually be. 51% of respondents, disillusioned with what their pension contributions will […]
How PPI Claims Against Estates May Impact Your Business
Kings Court Trust’s latest blog post explores an issue related to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims against estates, following a briefing note that was released by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). The issue identified impacts those involved in the administration of a deceased person’s estate, including Executors, Administrators and estate administration professionals. […]
Naive Guardian Jailed For Stealing From Minor Beneficiary’s Inheritance
The woman who became legal guardian and trustee for a young teenage boy, following the tragic death of his parents within months of each other, has been jailed for stealing and frittering away the boy’s inheritance she had promised to protect. Melaney Watford, 39, a close friend to the boy’s parents prior to their death, […]
Church Warden ‘Manipulated And Killed’ Elderly Man To Benefit From Will
A cosy suburb of Buckinghamshire has fallen victim to exploitation, fraud and even murder in recent months as a conniving sociopath targeted vulnerable elderly home owners, befriended them, persuaded them to incorporate himself into their Will before killing them. The scene is reminiscent of Midsomer: leafy, quiet, affluent; a clear antithesis of a setting one […]