An executor is someone appointed in a will to distribute the estate of the testator in accordance with the wishes set out in the Will.
As much as we try to encourage testators to speak with the people they wish to appoint as executors to inform them of their choice, some people will one day find themselves surprised with the role.
With less than a months’ notice the Government have announced changes to the process of applying for probate in England & Wales.
The population are busy accumulating digital assets. This might be a host of photos on social media, to a small fortune in your betting or PayPal account.
In light of the recent YouGov survey 63% of the UK adult population don’t have a valid Will. This figure is down on the statistic that we have previously seen bandied around (circa 2011) which suggested that the figure was closer to 67%.
Earlier this year the Government announced plans to increase probate fees from 1 May 2017 by introducing a sliding scale of fees based on the value of the estate.
A Will is a legal document that provides for the distribution of your estate after your death. Not having a Will means you will die intestate and your estate will pass in accordance to the set rules of intestacy.
SWW members now number in excess of 1800 and have an incredible marketing power. They work across a number of different sectors but all work in a common market which is Estate Planning. As a not-for-profit organisation we don’t have unlimited budgets with which to spend on marketing and advertising. We benefit from 21 years...
It is becoming ever more important for people to consider their digital assets, particularly when considering their Will. As such, The Society has been working with Safe 4 – information management in creating an online tool for both the Will Writer and their client. The tool, a Digital Inheritance Vault will provide a means of allowing the...
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