The increased number of products and plans available to homeowners is encouraging a lot more younger people to use equity release products Over the last four years the number of 55 year olds researching equity
Over two million people aged over 55 years are currently living in sub standard homes According to the Home and Dry report carried out by the Centre for Ageing Better and Care amp Repair England
Almost half of all homeowners do not have a valid Will According to a recent survey conducted by Royal London 44 per cent of respondents who owned property did not have a valid Will in
The government is in overwhelming agreement with the Law Commission s report on the Electronic Execution of Deeds The government will endorse the draft legislation regarding electronic signatures as being permissible and confidently used in
Once viewed as the assistant to a solicitor with a main aim of aiding them in the development of a case the role of a paralegal is now unrecognisable Gone are the days when a
Avoidable mortality rates increased slightly between 2017 and 2018 but have fallen by 67 per cent since 2001 According to the most recent data set on avoidable mortality released by the Office for National Statistics
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
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
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
Suggested changes to UK inheritance tax could have a potential impact on the property sector Earlier this month an All Party Parliamentary Group APPG encouraged the Government to consider making serious reforms to inheritance tax
The world of probate research was formally recognised and celebrated when examples of excellence and best practice were praised at the 2020 UK Probate Research Awards on 6 February at London s DeVere Grand Connaught
In a technology driven world how does your law firm inform educate and communicate with clients Kingsley Napley s Laura Phillips a Senior Associate who specialises in Contentious Trust and Probate Disputes has looked to
A contentious probate family feud the judge dubbed a fight to the death is currently being heard in court Shirley Guymer 78 died childless in 2016 two years after her late husband had passed away
Over a quarter of all couples in the UK do not discuss their pensions and later life plans with their loved ones 25 of respondents have failed to discuss their later life plans or pension
Rumours suggest that Sajid Javid s budget on March 11th is set to reduce the amount of tax relief offered to higher earners on their pension contributions Those inside the Treasury intimated to the Financial
Impressionist Jon Culshaw welcomed and entertained the swathes of legal professionals in Manchester last night as the Modern Law Awards took centre stage The evening delivered an abundance of talent in the sector and highlighted
Legendary Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103 Kirk Douglas is best known for inspiring the Golden age of cinema with unforgettable roles such as Spartacus Ace In The Hole and
18 probate offices have now closed as sub registry requests increasingly migrate to a central national courts and tribunals service The Government s £1 billion court reforms and modernisation will now see sub registries in
Last week the Commons debated the polarising issue of assisted suicide before Lord Falconer officially reintroduced the first reading of the Assisted Dying Bill on January 28th whilst the Lords heard a first reading of
A cross parliamentary group of MPs have urged the government to reduce inheritance tax from the current 40 to 10 for the majority of estates Yesterday evening a All Party Parliamentary Group APPG has encouraged
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