Estate planners and solicitors react to Autumn Budget

With chancellor John Healey announcing a rise in state pensions, new tax allowance for low-income pensioners and pension pots no longer sitting outside the scope of inheritance tax in the Autumn Budget, Today’s Wills and Probate has asked solicitors and estate planners for their thoughts on the changes. Head of retirement policy at Quilter, Jon […]
Solicitor releases practical guide on probate disputes and estate deadlock

Solicitor and mediator, Justin Patten, has published ‘The Out-of-Court Executor: How to Defuse Family Disputes, Protect Yourself, and Settle the Estate’, a practical guide to probate disputes, estate deadlock and the financial consequences of delay. The guide tackles situations such as a caveat prevents a Grant, a co-executor refuses to cooperate, beneficiaries demand information, or […]