Following the successful launch in March 2008, the Certainty Will Register (certainty.co.uk) celebrates its first birthday as a resounding success with several hundred firms of solicitors already on board as founding members. In excess of 750,000 Will registrations have already been allocated from the 12.8 million free Will registrations being made available to the general public.
Published: 23rd February 2009 Source: Daily Mail
He was the wealthy banker who boasted a 2,000-acre Hampshire estate, while she was the attractive divorcee whose head for figures made her his perfect finance director. So when twice-married Robin Kelton head-hunted Marilyn Nash to help him run his new City venture, it was perhaps unsurprising they fell in love. Within a year of meeting, he was divorced and the pair began a decade of unwedded bliss sharing his country estate as well as homes in Belgravia, Barbados and South Carolina, where they planned to retire.
Published: 14 February 2009 Source: Edinburgh Evening News
‘Ensure your family are cared for when you are gone’, says Lianne Lodge a solicitor at Pagan Osborne. Reading the story this week about the mother-of-five who sadly passed away from an aneurysm two days after giving birth not only brought a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye, but it also demonstrated why having a will in place is important. There are common misconceptions surrounding the topic of wills, as many people think they don’t need one and their family will automatically know what to do in the event of their death. However, leaving a will is an extremely considerate thing to do, making a difficult time slightly easier for those left behind.
Why do over two thirds of us die without ever making a Will? Maybe the thought of dying is something most of us would rather not think about.
I used to think that a Will was something you only had to think about when you’re life was coming to an end. That was until I read an article that stated that anyone who owns an asset needs a Will and probably a good time to compile your first Will is when you become a house owner or a parent whichever comes sooner.
The deadline for paying self assessment tax bills passed at midnight last night. Now experts predict the taxman’s attention may fall on the property market. Conservatives say the Government has a £100 billion ‘black hole’ in its tax account and will try to balance the books by squeezing extra revenue out of areas such as inheritance tax.
