Take Advantage Of Our Awards Early Bird Entry Offer
Thinking about nominating a colleague or your firm for an award? Why not take advantage of the special ‘early bird’ pricing offer to highlight achievements within your firm. With award entries now open for the 2020 British Wills and Probate Awards, Today’s Wills and Probate are offering an ‘early bird’ discount of £99 plus VAT […]
UK Care System To Breakdown In 10 Years
Brits will have to save hundreds of pounds more every month in their pension pots in order to fund later life care. This damning outlook comes after a new report has warned that unless the Government takes strong immediate action, the UK Care System will collapse by the end of the decade. The report which […]
Supermen Webinar 63 Countrywide’s Post Budget Analysis And Response – What You Need To Know
It was anticipated the March Budget would be further delayed following the departure of Sajid Javid, however the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has confirmed the budget will go ahead as planned on Wednesday 11th March. Our webinar will cover in as much detail as the budget information allows us to analyse what the changes might […]
Webinar: Protecting Your Law Firm From Phishing Attacks
Is your law firm prepared for the incessant bombardment of phishing attempts? Today’s Training’s inaugural webinar on understanding the threat of email-based attacks could help prevent your law firm from falling foul of cyber criminals. The legal sector is a prime target for unscrupulous cyber criminals. Lured in by the abundance of sensitive data and […]
Spring Budget To Close IHT Loopholes
The Chancellor is considering closing perceived inheritance tax (IHT) loopholes in the upcoming Spring Budget which could add £800 million to Treasury coffers. Currently, inheritance tax relief is offered for owners of agricultural land when it is passed on to children after death. Many claim the relief is crucial in ensuring the business is able […]
Legal Action Concerning Storage Of Dead Persons Gametes
A “highly unusual claim” is current being heard over the access to a fertility clinic’s private records concerning the storage of a dead person’s “sperm and/or embryos”. Lawyers have applied to court representing the estate of a dead individual, who’s gender cannot be revealed, for permission to see the records held by a UK fertility […]
Auto Enrolment Pensions Still Proving Popular
Saving for later life isn’t something that comes naturally for many people. Let alone putting money aside to save in a pension. However, a report released on 24th February by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that 0.76% of savers opted out of their auto-enrolment work place pension, following the 8% contribution […]
Probate Services Are Improving
Her Majesty Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has announced positive news this week after announcing that services are improving. The announcement on 24th February stated that ‘their probate service was in a good place performance wise’. Applications for probate which are filed either by post or online are now being returned to the sender within […]
How Estate Administration Can Add Value To Your Will Writing Business Proposition
Free webinar: How estate administration can add value to your Will writing business proposition Kings Court Trust’s next informative webinar will discuss how estate administration can add value to your business proposition. On Wednesday 4th March at 12:30pm, Jill Clayton, Corporate Partnership Manager at Kings Court Trust, will look at how adding estate administration to […]
Reducing The Risk Of Property Fraud In Conveyancing Transactions
Empty properties and those without a mortgage are the most likely targets for property fraud. This is a particular concern where the owner has died and the property lies empty while the estate is being wound up. In cases where the owner was elderly, the mortgage is also likely to have been paid off, further […]
Pet Inheritance – The Rich and Furry
As far as famous pets go, Choupette is certainly up there at the very top. The Birman cat was owned by Karl Lagerfeld, the famous fashion designer. Choupette already had her own Twitter and Instagram accounts with over 200,000 followers. Choupette was already herself a millionaire, having earned a reported £2.3 million appearing in car […]
Senior Appointments Announced At Holden Smith
Holden Smith, a law firm based in Huddersfield has recently announced two senior appointments. The firm has welcomed Lee Daniels, who joined as Partner and will head up the residential conveyancing department, and Helen Notter who has joined as the Head of Wills and Probate. James Smith, Director at Holden Smith, said: “We are delighted […]
Kirk Douglas’ Lasting Legacy
At the beginning of the month, the world mourned legendary star of the silver screen, Kirk Douglas, who passed away on 5th February aged 103. It has now emerged that the Spartacus actor has left his entire fortune to charity, through the Douglas Foundation – which he founded with his wife Anne – which aims […]
Legacy And In-Memory Giving On The Rise
Kings Court Trust’s latest blog post looks at how legacy and in-memory giving will develop over the next 25 years. A recent report by Legacy Foresight shows the number of gifts left to charities in Wills each year is set to increase. In 2018, charities in the UK reportedly received £5 billion through in-memory giving […]
Current Pensions System Failing Future Retirees
The UK’s leading financial services regulator has found that the current pensions sector is going to leave a huge number of future retirees at risk of lower living standards. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) argue that the main causes of harm lie outside their remit, frequently driven by governmental regulation according to the ‘Sector Views […]
Retired Homeowners Property Wealth Bounces Back
Retirees have experienced a property wealth increase of thousands in the past 12 months. An analysis of the UK’s leading independent equity release adviser, Key’s data revealed that older homeowners have enjoyed an increase of more than £3,150 in the past year. According to Key’s Pensioner Property Equity Index, the over-65s cohort total property wealth, […]
Technological Pace Is UK’s CEOs Key Threat
UK’s CEOs key fears in 2020 has been confirmed to be economic uncertainty and the speed of technological advancements according to a 2020 global research on businesses. The 23rd CEO Survey was conducted by PwC who interviewed 1,581 CEOs in 83 countries between September and October 2019. UK CEOs expressed concerns over the fast pace […]
Annual Legacy Income Set To Surpass £3.9 Billion
Legacy income is set to increase by 3.6 per cent per annum over the next five years. According to revised forecasts by Legacy Foresight, legacy income will rise from £3.2 billion in 2019 to £3.9 billion in 2024. During the summer of 2019, Legacy Foresight had predicted that legacy income would rise by around 3.3 […]
British Wills and Probate Awards, Entries Now Open!
Award entries are now open for the 2020 British Wills and Probate Awards. The exclusive awards seek to discover and recognise outstanding achievements, highlights progressions and champions innovations amongst firms and individual private professionals across the Wills and Probate sector. As a way to celebrate the opening of the entries, Today’s Wills and Probate are […]
Speak Freely At Today’s Wills and Probate Summit
Today’s Wills and Probate are hosting an industry summit where professionals can discuss freely their personal challenges and issues within the sector to their peers. The summit takes place on Thursday 27th February at the prestigious Montcalm Royal London House in the city of London, commencing at 6.30pm where you can relax and enjoy an […]
