Choosing Your Attorneys Carefully
Putting in place finance & property and health & welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) is a very good idea. The consumer expert Martin Lewis
Read MoreThe impact of the 2024 Budget on will drafting & Estate Planning
The chancellor’s Autumn budget 2024 has several implications for making a will, including: How can I reduce my estate’s tax burden?
Read MorePensions
Usually, death benefits under your private pension do not form part of your estate under your will because most pensions are set up under a
Read MoreInheritance Tax & Estate Planning
Well, it was not unexpected that the Inheritance tax (IHT) nil rate band (NRB) – the amount a taxpayer can pass on without paying IHT
Read MoreLasting Powers of Attorney
It is really important that you put in place Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) so that, if you lose your mental capacity (ability to make
Read MoreBudget 2021: Inheritance Tax and your estate
Many of our clients assume they are not affected by Inheritance tax (IHT) because, they think, their estate isn’t worth enough to be subject to
Read MoreReceiving your will in a timely manner
There is no legislation determining how quickly you should receive your will for execution (signing, dating and witnessing) after you have given your instructions. However,
Read MoreWhy Osmonds Will Writers
There are a number of reasons for choosing Osmonds… Professional Most Will writers fall into one of two categories: They are legally trained and work
Read MoreLeaving your Digital Assets
The Law Society have published new research showing that a massive 74% of those surveyed (more than a 1000 members of the public in June
Read MoreRemote Witnessing for Wills
The government is to allow wills to be witnessed remotely for the next two years in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, applied retrospectively from January
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