MGM Wills and Estate Planning are resident in The Hart Centre from 7 – 13 January 2019, adjacent from Costa Coffee. We are not there to sell our services but to provide advice and support to Fleet People who may have questions about Wills and Powers of Attorney. January is a popular month for people Read more about MGM Wills and Estate Planning at The Hart Centre[…]
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The Law Commission is right to say that the current system for drafting and executing Wills is outdated.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 Current laws might Read more about Law Commission recommends a review of Wills calling them outdated[…]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[…]
Dementia and Lasting Power of Attorney The subjects of dementia and social care became keys areas of debate in the latter stages of the recent general election campaign. Dementia is a horrible and progressive disease that can put a huge strain on spouses and close family members. Dementia became a hot topic because although many Read more about The taxing subject of dementia[…]
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.[…]
This week a Russian billionaire was ordered to pay his estranged wife £453m in a divorce settlement at a British court. The payment has been described as one of the biggest awards made by a UK court. This article is about divorce and Wills. The sums involved in the case were eye-watering and incidentally, they are Read more about Divorce and Wills[…]
Everyone should have a Will. No one should ever use the reason of not having money to avoid drawing up a Will – it is about property and possessions not just money. Below is a list of well known personalities who amassed significant sums before dying (many prematurely) having not made a Will. There were Read more about Famous people who died without making a Will and what happened next…[…]