Charities in the UK heavily rely on legacies left in Wills. It is a fact that while 74% of the UK population support charities, only 7% currently leave a legacy to them. Remember a Charity work with charities to encourage more people to consider leaving a gift to charities in their Will, after their loved ones have been looked after.
Andrew Holroyd Managing Partner of QualitySolicitors Jackson & Canter talks about why they have joined the Certainty National Will Register. Jackson & Canter was established in 1960 in Liverpool and employ 110 staff. Andrew was awarded an OBE for services to publicly funded Legal Work in Liverpool in June 2003 and a CBE for services to Administration of Justice in December 2008.
Andrew was President of Liverpool Law Society from 1993 to 1994 and Chair of the Standards Board of the Law Society of England & Wales from 2002 to 2005. He was elected Deputy Vice President of the Law Society of England & Wales by the Council in 2005 to 2006,Vice President
from 2006 to 2007 and President from 2007 to 2008.
Grieving for a loved one is traumatic enough, but how are you supposed to feel if you discover that your dearly departed has cut you off without a penny? Louisa Turner – whose world was turned upside down on reading her late father’s will – looks at the plight of the disinherited.
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Nearly two-thirds of Britons do not have a will despite the majority of people having a clear idea of who they want to receive their money when they die, a survey suggested today.
Around 62% of people admitted they did not have a will, rising to 70% among people who had children aged under 18, according to professional advice website Unbiased.co.uk. The group warned that this could leave many children vulnerable, as under current laws, children who are not named in a will are only entitled to an inheritance if there is no surviving spouse or an estate is worth more than £250,000.
