We are open for business! In fact, we’ve never closed but it’s understandable that other things have been on people’s minds. In March and April we had a huge surge in enquiries from people who felt worried about the upcoming Covid-19 pandemic. (As I type that, it seems so, so long ago. Now we’re in…

Write your Will with us remotely. Going to see a solicitor has always been difficult; you’d need time off work or a quick visit during lunch break. Will Writers have always been one step ahead: typically we visit you in your home or place of work. Covid-19 has changed how we offer our services. I’m…

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has reneged on its original proposal to require solicitor firms to make details of complaints made against them available to the public. The business world has increasingly recognised the power of providing customer feedback data as a means of showing future purchasers the quality of service and products they themselves might…

The Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has just announced his intentions to overhaul and simplify inheritance tax and the respective reliefs. Anyone who has taken an interest in inheritance tax would be well aware of the tortured history of this relief. There are something like 12 more commonly known reliefs available. All of these can impact on…

Mutual Wills can wreak havoc on a family! Surprisingly there are different types of Will which can be written for you. The simplest is a single Will – as it suggests this is a Will for you and you alone, and details where you would want your worldly goods to go to should you die.…

It has recently been reported that Lasting Power of Attorney documents have increased in popularity by 30% between April and June this year, when compared to the same period last year. Lasting Powers of Attorney documents are extremely important – they allow someone to appoint trusted members of the family or friends to manage their…