Georgia is the Senior Content Executive and will be your primary contact when submitting your latest news. While studying for an LLB at the University of Liverpool, Georgia gained experience working within retail, as well as social media management. She later went on to work for a local newspaper, before starting at Today’s Wills and Probate.
Recent research has revealed that many workers could be missing out by choosing the default fund options on their workplace pension.
Calls to compensate a generation of women who campaigned to have their pension increased have been dismissed by the Government.
Just under half of the population believe that property is the best way to save for retirement.
The Bill on Homelessness (End of Life Care) has been approved for a second reading.
The first Today’s Wills and Probate Roundtable of the year took place yesterday, getting 2018 off to a strong start.
The government has been called to put a so called ‘second mortgage’ scheme on hold.
The Legal Ombudsman aims to improve the accessibility of information on legal service providers through a ‘single digital register’.
A Yorkshire based firm is making plans for expansion after being approved as an alternative business structure (ABS).
An application for judicial review has been granted by the High Court over a policy which applied the ‘cab-rank’ rule to burials.
Recent research has revealed that a quarter of pension schemes feel that they won’t meet the compliance deadline for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
A discussion paper has been published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in order to obtain views on the individual private pensions market.
New research has found that equity release contributed over £7 billion to the UK economy last year.
A refund scheme for those who have been overcharged for their power of attorney fees has been launched today.
A government challenge to a decision ruling over 200 judge’s pension arrangements as discriminatory has been dismissed.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has written to the Office of Tax Simplification requesting a review of inheritance tax (IHT).
A solicitor from the Court of Protection has been banned from the profession after misappropriating around £170,00 from the accounts of vulnerable clients.
Solicitors for the Elderly have appointed their first ever Chief Legal Officer and four new board directors. SFE is an independent, national organisation of over 1,500 professionals, including solicitors, barristers, and chartered legal executives, committed
£6.5 billion was withdrawn by savers using the pension freedoms last year.
Recent research has revealed that a conveyancer’s reputation will come before cost when it comes to choosing a provider.
A 62-year-old man still living in his parent’s home has demanded a larger share of his mother’s estate than his two siblings who “pursued careers”.
Employees should have the option to reduce their pension contributions rates to 8% under the scheduled auto-enrolment scheme.
The Government has confirmed that an additional £42 million of funding will be provided for elderly and disabled residents to make adaptations to their homes.
Recent data has indicated that the cost of pensions tax relief for employers is £950 million higher than originally estimated.
The final quarter of 2017 saw annual lending hit a 15-year peak as equity release levels reached a record high.
Recent research has revealed that the poorest 10% of the British population included 1.4 million pensioners in 2016/17.
A report from the Public Accounts Committee has urged the Government to improve the current funding process for those with continuing healthcare needs.
The Dowager Countess of Lucan has left the entirety of her fortune to a homeless charity.
An adviser trade body is calling for the Government to increase mandatory auto-enrolment contributions.
Recent research has revealed that the amount of equity released last year broke the £3 billion barrier.
The issue of transparency in the legal services market has become one of the most widely discussed issues across sector during recent months.
Regulator proposals to permit solicitors to practice as freelancers have been subject to further scrutiny this week.
The Government have been called to correct the pension entitlement “injustice” faced by women who were affected by a change in regulation.