Professor Christoper Gosden, Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford University, is locked in a High Court battle over the £1.25 million Kensington estate that was promised to him by his deceased mother. This

Social media’s talons increased their influential grip on the world this week as a fashion owner’s Instagram posts have fuelled an inheritance feud between her father, Oliver, and aunt, Deidre, over the sale of the

Andrew Fraser, of firm Fraser and Fraser, one of the largest genealogists in the world, faces legal costs of around £250,000 after he failed to acknowledge the Will of a deceased pensioner. Brent Council solicited

As the older generation look for ways to fund their retirements, more people have opted to release the equity in their properties. A new report has found that 88% of equity release advisers believed there

Civil war has erupted in the £67 million estate of world famous architect, Zaha Hadid, that could see a number of executors replaced. Following her death in March 2016, four executors were appointed to oversee

Despite attempts to deliver conclusions of the Wills Project consultation before the end of the year, the Law Commission have been delayed by a Marriage Project which will take precedence. In 2013, the Law Commission

As the March deadline quickly approaches, the UK economy has quivered with uncertainty: the housing market has hit a two year slowdown; the legal sector is facing a skills shortage, as more firms consider the

‘The Will writing industry in 2018’ report has found that the amount of people making an up to date Will is now increasing at a considerable rate. Britain’s apathy toward the discussion of death has

The Annual Law Firms’ Survey 2018 seems to show optimism and success in spite of problems that were seemingly guaranteed to disrupt any growth in the legal sector. 89% of UK law firms have seen

Joanne Power, a sole practitioner at Essex firm Diamonds Legal, has been struck off and instructed to pay costs of £46,645 for overbilling clients on a number of estates. At a two day hearing in

Recent research from BLM found that the Yorkshire area could have a huge £151 million worth of unclaimed estates. The firm used the average Yorkshire Household income and the most recent Government Unclaimed Estates List

The Government have announced that changes to procedures for the application of probate are to come into force on November 27th; one month from their initial announcement. Because the Government ensured the rules were laid

A landmark case has determined when inheritance and assets can be confiscated from people incarcerated in UK prisons. Because of the severity of his crimes and the amount he had benefited from them, Lance Gray,

The most recent government report into Intergenerational transfers, looking at the years in between 2014 and 2016, has highlighted the way different sections of UK society give inheritances, gifts and loans. The research enables the

Having launched the publication on 12th October 2014 with aspirations of providing up to date news in the Wills and probate sector, we are delighted that the publication has grown from strength to strength. Since

Whilst many people were left worried and anxious about how their families could fund the ‘stealth death tax’ announced by the government this week, many charities have also considered the meteoric impact it could have

Many families are set to pay more in probate fees from April 2019 according to a Government announcement made yesterday. The Government have claimed that fees are crucial to funding an effective court and tribunals

The HMRC have been left reeling on Halloween following the nightmare ruling for them that could allow more people to protect their estates from inheritance tax. Those of us with working land, like farm owners

The Court of Protection have ruled that references to assisted dying and euthanasia, even if they are phrased in non-mandatory terms, should be removed from Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) documents. End of life planning

The way inheritance tax is applied to the transfer of pensions could change following the Court of Appeal’s decision to find in favour of a landmark case brought to them by HM Revenues and Customs

Increases in property prices over the last five years have been increasing steadily. In fact, since 2013, the average house price has increased from £167,716 to £232,797; an overall increase of £65,081. A national rise

Zholia Alemi, consultant psychiatrist, has been on trial for attempting to fraudulently place herself in the Will of an elderly client. Having been instructed to assess 87-year-old Gillian Belham’s mental capacity in 2016, Alemi stands

Much is said about the plight of generation rent and the difficult situation they are in when potential inheritance is their only realistic way of affording a property. However, a recent report by Sanlam UK

The former family law chief judge, James Munby, has warned that public authority budgets are under ‘relentlessly heavy pressure,’ with services severely stretched. He fears that desperate parents are determined to have their case heard

A new API, a new partnership – customers can now benefit from a seamless integration between two leading software providers Arken.legal and thewealthworks are delighted to announce that they are collaborating to develop a data

In a time of austerity, with more people looking for ways to save money, after life planning resources like DIY Wills and DIY probate services have been on the increase. One online company have been

Based in the Truman Brewery building, in the heart of London, LegalGeek was poised and ready to open its third annual conference. Having grown exponentially throughout its short life, the quirky, industrial venue reflected the

In recent weeks, the first Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) was issued to the anonymous wife of a millionaire bank manager jailed for fraud. Following increased anxieties that more unscrupulous criminals were using British property to