Day 1 at school, but are YOU fully prepared? A child’s first day at school or nursery is actually a bigger day for the parents than for the child itself. The image of a child leaving home on the first day will be familiar to many. The obligatory photograph taken outside the house. A brand Read more about Your child is starting school, but do you have a Will?[…]

The Law Commission is right to say that the current system for drafting and executing Wills is outdated. It is also right in principle to embrace new technologies to enable making Wills easier. In 2017, 40% of the UK population should not die intestate i.e. without a Will. The opportunities that digital technology afford Will Read more about Law Commission Will review must protect elderly and vulnerable[…]

Law Commission proposals on Wills The Law Commission has said that Victorian laws on Wills, are out of step with the modern world, failing to protect the vulnerable, and do not allow others to distribute their cherished possessions after they’ve gone. 4 out of 10 of adults die intestate i.e. without a Will. Current laws might Read more about Law Commission recommends a review of Wills calling them outdated[…]

Rick Parfitt Will. Will of Status Quo guitarist revealed. Rick Parfitt Will disclosed. Surprise this week when the Will of Rick Parfitt revealed an estate valued at a few hundred thousand pounds. Perhaps there is an expectation that all rock stars are millionaires. But what we rightly don’t know is the spending habits of the Read more about Rick Parfitt. Will of Status Quo Band member revealed[…]

Are you a business owner and do you have a Will? Surrey and Hampshire are the engine-room counties of the south east economy. A spirit of entrepreneurship flourishes here alongside successful, family-run enterprises. Whatever size of business, whatever market, whoever the customers are, the aim is to make a profit. This blog is about the Read more about The importance of a Will if you are a business owner[…]

Your Will is a document that distributes your estate (property, money and possessions) after you die in accordance with your wishes. It is the lifetime’s worth of your property and possessions. For many of us in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire, we are likely to have a more than a modest estate to distribute. This cautionary Read more about Be wary of a cheap Will or DIY Wills – A cautionary tale.[…]