• Basic Wills from £125.00
    Basic Wills from £125.00
    Without a valid Last Will and Testament any assets you leave on death will be distributed according to the Rules of Intestacy. These rules lay down a rigid method of estate distribution and make no account of your wishes. Click the image to read more...
  • We realise that most people haven’t experienced probate before. Probate is the administration of a deceased’s Estate by the appointed “executors” in the Will, usually family members. At an already difficult and emotional time, the complexities of executing a Will and establishing any appropriate Trusts can be an arduous task. Click the image to the left to read more...
  • Inheritance Tax is simply a tax on money or possessions you leave behind when you pass on.It can also apply to some “gifts” you make during your lifetime. It is therefore vital that you receive professional Inheritance Tax Advice on your position to minimise the impact and tax paid should the worst happen, ensuring that your loved ones receive as much of your money as possible. Click the image to the left to read more...
  • Without a valid Last Will and Testament any assets you leave on death will be distributed according to the Rules of Intestacy. These rules lay down a rigid method of estate distribution and make no account of your wishes, unless you write a will. Click the image to the left to read more...
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney from £150
    Lasting Powers of Attorney from £150
    Often serious illness or accidents strike without warning. Last year, for example, approximately 130000 people suffered strokes. Without a Lasting Power of Attorney being available this is when it becomes difficult... Click the image to the left to read more...

Numbers double

Over the next 20 years the number of elderly people who will be forced to pay their own care bills will double.  So predicts a report recently produced for the Local Government Association, the umberella body for Local Authorities. It forecasts an 84% rise on current levels of cost for taxpayers from the present £14.5bn to a staggering £26.7bn much of which is used for subsidising places in care homes. Without more government help the present situation whereby people taken into care have to find there own care fees when they have assets of more than £23250 will continue. Sales of properties to meet such fees will also continue and probably increase. “A plan for care  to meet such situations is vital” says David Dexter of Lincoln Wills. “Surviving spouses or partners should not be left in vulnerable positions with their homes at risk if they have to move into Care.” he said. ” One possible solution is the use of Lifetime Property Protection Trusts . A transfer of the private residence into such a Truat can protect wealth for future generations. Planning for the future is essential and can provide security even when Care becomes a necessity”.

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