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More millennials writing a will because of Covid

A new report has highlighted that more millennials than ever in the US have written a will because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

January 17, 2022

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Family members inherit share of £400,000 estate

Thanks to Finders International, six people have inherited a share of a £400,000 from a long-lost relative, as reported in the Daily Telegraph (article is behind a paywall).

January 7, 2022

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Estate administration – the pain points

According to recent research Finders International carried out with solicitors on LinkedIn, 50 percent of respondents say their biggest struggle with the estate administration process is finding missing beneficiaries, while 38 percent claim it’s the gathering of the deceased’s assets that gives them the biggest headache and 13 percent find it difficult to obtain the necessary certificates.

January 4, 2022

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Guidance on inheritance tax and gifts

Many people choose to gift parts of their estate to their intended heirs before they die, but how do you work out how much inheritance tax might be use on such gifts? Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recently issued the following guidance.

December 26, 2021

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James Brown estate sells for £68 million

Two sisters are locked in a bitter dispute with their father over an inheritance from their grandmother, according to a recent story in LadBible.

December 25, 2021

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Video witnessing of wills ‘only a small proportion’

To adapt to the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 in response to the global pandemic, the Ministry of Justice allowed video witnessing of wills to take place, Following consultation with its members, the Law Society of England and Wales found that only a small proportion of practitioners elected to use this method of witnessing a will.

December 24, 2021

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Father refuses to hand over estate to daughter

Two sisters are locked in a bitter dispute with their father over an inheritance from their grandmother, according to a recent story in LadBible.

December 23, 2021

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Avoid these mistakes when writing a Will

Brits keep making the same mistakes when they write their Wills, that’s according to an expert in Staffordshire who covered the area in an article in the Staffordshire Live this week.

December 21, 2021

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Scots legacy market ‘vibrant and growing’

A new report reveals that the Scottish legacy market is vibrant and growing, with gifts in Wills up substantially and more charities turning to legacies as a way of funding what they do.

December 17, 2021

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