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Leaving Your Estate to Children: Inheriting at 18, 21 or 25
How a will can hold your children's inheritance until 18, 21 or 25, what trustees can do meanwhile, and how the tax rules differ.
8 min read
Blog & Insights
Practical articles for planning ahead and dealing with an estate after a death.
Life EventsWills
Keeping Your Will Up to Date
When to review your will, whether to make a new will or a codicil, and how to make a change that is valid.
Will Updates and Life Events
#update my will#review my will#change a will uk
6 min read
LPA Disputes and SafeguardsLPA
Objecting to an LPA and Safeguarding Concerns: Practical Routes
How concerns about pressure, fraud, or attorney misconduct can be raised during registration or after activation, and what evidence helps.
Objections and Disputes
#object to lpa#safeguarding#undue influence
10 min read
LPA Attorney DutiesLPA
Attorney Conflicts and Self-Dealing Risks in LPAs
How conflicts of interest emerge in attorney decisions, why self-dealing is high risk, and controls to reduce exposure before problems escalate.
Attorney Duties and Recordkeeping
#conflict of interest#self dealing#attorney misconduct
9 min read
Getting StartedWills
How Much Does a Will Cost?
A breakdown of will writing costs in the UK, from DIY kits to solicitors and online services.
Will Basics
#how much does a will cost#will writing cost uk#cheap will
5 min read
Intestacy & InheritanceWills
What Happens If You Die Without a Will?
How the intestacy rules distribute your estate when you die without a will in England and Wales.
Intestacy Rules
#die without a will#no will uk#intestacy
7 min read
Executors & AdministrationProbate & Estate
What Is Probate and Do You Need It?
A plain English explanation of probate: what it is, when it's needed, and how the process works in England and Wales.
Executor Role
#what is probate#probate uk#do i need probate
7 min read
Executors & AdministrationWills & LPAs
Lasting Power of Attorney and Wills
How a lasting power of attorney works alongside your will, and why you might need both.
Attorney Appointments
#lasting power of attorney#lpa and will#power of attorney uk
6 min read
Life EventsWills
Can You Disinherit Someone?
Whether you can legally exclude someone from your will in England and Wales, and what claims they might make.
Will Updates and Life Events
#disinherit someone#exclude from will#cut someone out of will
5 min read
LPA Registration and ComplianceLPA
LPA Fee Exemptions and Remissions: Eligibility and Evidence
How fee exemptions and remissions can reduce LPA registration costs, what evidence is usually required, and how to avoid rejected claims.
Registration and OPG Process
#lpa fee exemption#lpa remission#opg fees
7 min read
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