Entries by Sarah Bruce

Family Asset Protection Trusts

H M Revenue and Customs introduced compulsory registration of all trusts in September 2022. A number of our clients had been contacted by the companies who had advised on and set up, a Family Asset Protection Trust, asking them to arrange registration of their trust. It has become apparent that many people are being advised […]

Death and Digital Assets

Our lives are now carried out online far more than they were even 10 years ago. E-mail accounts, Paypal accounts, Bitcoin, Etsy accounts, blogs, digital photos, media players, gaming accounts, social media accounts etc are all digital assets. However, there is no actual definition of what a digital asset is. What happens to those digital […]

When Making A Will; Letter Of Wishes

When making a Will, it is also possible to add a separate letter of wishes which can expand on certain clauses within your Will. Letters of wishes act as a guide to your executors on your wishes but are not legally binding. A clause within your Will dealing with your funeral directions often simply states […]

Wills for Second Marriages

There are a large number of people who have been married more than once and who have children from previous marriages or relationships. It is important to understand how the law works if you die without leaving a Will in this situation. A marriage automatically revokes any existing Will unless that Will was made in […]

Why make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?

Lasting Powers of Attorney could be considered as a type of insurance. Hopefully they would never be needed but if they are you are in a much better position for having taken one out. A Lasting Power of Attorney can protect you and your assets if you became incapable of managing your own affairs. You […]

Increase in Probate Court Fees

Historically probate court fees have been a fixed amount (currently £155 when applying through Solicitors or £215 when making a personal application) with a charge of 50p per office copy of the Grant required. The only exception to this is where an estate is valued at less than £5,000 where there is no fee payable. […]

Support For St Nicholas Hospice

To provide support for  St. Nicholas Hospice, Admas Harrison Staff took part in “Will Week” where wills were prepared for no fee and clients were asked to make donations to the hospice. In total £2185.00 has been donated to the hospice.