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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
7 December 2023
Probate: Missing or unknown beneficiaries – what should executors do?
An executor’s legal duty is to distribute the estate according to the terms of the will. This sounds straightforward, but what happens if one of the beneficiaries is unknown or missing?
28 November 2023
If my mother moves into a care home, does she have to sell her house to fund her care if I’ve lived with her my whole life?
The question of how care for a parent is funded can be a pressing one that has the potential to cause stress and concern.
23 November 2023
Probate: What to do when someone dies
Death, as inevitable as it is, still leaves many of us totally unprepared for its effects. This blog looks at some of the practicalities that need to be dealt with as soon as possible when a family member or friend dies.
10 November 2023
Sudden Wealth and the Next Gen
With great wealth comes great responsibility. When that wealth comes suddenly and quickly, often referred to as “sudden wealth”, there is a need to be thoughtful when making decisions
about preservation and management.
2 November 2023
Forming your own Charity – how to satisfy the Charity Commission
Being philanthropic is part of our DNA. When we see somebody struggle our natural instinct is to help and many people do this by donating to charities in their lifetime or leaving charitable legacies in their wills. Other people decide to create their own charity to achieve their philanthropic aims and there has been a noticeable increase of this happening in England and Wales. As at October 2023, there were over 169,000 charities registered in England and Wales and collectively their income was circa £89 billion.
