Will Trusts: Who to Appoint as Trustees

Will Trusts: Who to Appoint as Trustees

When appointing trustees for a will trust in the UK, it’s important to choose individuals or entities that are trustworthy, competent, and capable of managing the trust’s assets and responsibilities. They will have paperwork to deal with and duties to fulfil so make...
Deadline for Registration of Estates and Trusts with HMRC

Deadline for Registration of Estates and Trusts with HMRC

HMRC have recently changed their rules with regards to reporting for estates of deceased persons and trusts and there are tight deadlines in place to comply with these rules. In some cases the deadline is 1st September 2022 therefore it is important that you take...
Will Update: Why Use a Solicitor

Will Update: Why Use a Solicitor

It is easy to put off making your Will because of the difficulty of settling on exactly what you want to do with your assets. This is particularly true if you have a business or a farm. It is often case in family situations where there are children from first and...
Plan Ahead: Is Your Business Protected?

Plan Ahead: Is Your Business Protected?

If you are the owner of a business – sole trader, partnership or company etc or have an important role in a business such as a controlling shareholder or a director, then you need to think about the implications for the business if anything were to happen to you. ...
Will Survivorship Clauses

Will Survivorship Clauses

During the pandemic, what was previously a rarity of couples or family members dying at the same time or shortly after each other, has sadly become more common.Rowena Rogers, the Head of our Life Planning Department, has recently been helping a family in which the...