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What is a “Statutory Legacy”? “Intestacy” is where you die without a will. If you die intestate the Government rules decide who gets what. A Statutory Legacy is the amount that a spouse or civil partner gets. Previously the Statutory Legacy was £250,000. The Chancellor has announced that this sum will increase in line with […]

The period following the death of a loved one is fraught.  You need to carry out a number of legal and administrative steps. This adds to the pressure.  Failure to do these things promptly and properly could lead to increased strife, cost, and problems at a later date.  You should be able to get ample […]

Many of our customers prefer to ensure that inheritance doesn’t go to a child before they’ve “grown up”. Imagine: how long would £1,000, £10,000 or £250,000 last with an 19-year-old kidult? Queue mental images of Justin Beiber in a graffitied Lamborghini, a “The Hangover” style trip to Vegas, or the more prosaic but less explosive […]

Gifts in wills are worth over £2.8 billion each year to UK charities.  This figure is growing. 36% of the general public said they would like leave a gift in their will but only 6% of them actually do it.  We want to help you and your supporters by making it easier for supporters to […]

Short answer: probably When you marry, your legal status changes. Marriage automatically cancels (or “revokes”) your existing will (unless it specifically states otherwise). Most wills do not state otherwise, so you should be ready to make a new one as soon as possible after marrying or entering a civil partnership. The months before your wedding […]

Why gifts in wills are so super, and how to get further help and peer support. Legacies are the most cost effective way of raising money for charities.  For every £1 spent on fundraising for legacies, the payoff is better than any other channel, even fundraising for grants from trusts and foundations.  It is also […]

Making a will is an important piece of life admin.  The only way to make sure your wishes are carried out when you die is to make a will. With a will you can: Ensure you look after your spouse and children; Leave a gift to people or charities closest to you, Ensure you split […]

To carry out the wishes in a will you need to produce the original to the Probate Registry.  But: sometimes a will gets lost.  What happens if this has happened to a deceased loved one of yours?  Someone could have thrown it away in a big clear out. Destroyed in a fire. Hidden in such […]

If you are a citizen of the world you’ll have had the opportunity to sample different cultures, environments and languages.  You’ll also have dabbled in the legal systems: whether it be getting a property to live in, applying the local rules and conventions on the road or knowing what documents you really shouldn’t leave your […]

In this tragic case John Scarle and Anne Scarle were found dead from hypothermia by police in their home in 2016.  Police were alerted to their absence by neighbours and by the time they were found in their home they had been dead for some time (perhaps more than a week).  At the time of […]