Joint assets (such as joint bank accounts and homes owned as joint tenants) automatically pass to the surviving owner, whereas solely owned assets...

On the 27th November 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the long-anticipated Autumn Budget. Focused on raising revenue for the treasury, the...

Limitations of Court-Appointed Deputies If you lose capacity—through illness, injury, or otherwise—and have not created a Lasting Power of Attorney:...

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document that enables an individual (donor) to appoint one or more people (known as attorneys) to make...

Estate Disputes and How to Avoid Them We all know the old proverbs – ‘prevention is better than cure’, ‘a stitch in time saves nine’, ‘don’t leave...

Many people have questions about transferring their property to a relative or into a Trust. Often, these enquiries are fuelled by concerns about...