
Why You Should Hire a Law Firm Before Making Critical Decisions
An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure If you are searching for legal services that have your best interests at heart, you need to hire a reputed solicitor as soon as possible. Here are some services that a law firm will provide: Wills Who will look after your family after your death?
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What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?
A power of attorney is a legal document where a person gives another person or persons (their attorney(s)) authority to make certain decisions on his or her behalf. An ordinary power of attorney will be automatically be revoked if the person giving the power (the donor) loses mental capacity. However, an LPA will continue even
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The Top Things To Consider When Making Your Will
Amaka Jackson, Solicitor, offers a few tips on what to consider when making your Will. 1) Your Assets Your property, savings, investments and other assets you own and their value has an effect on how to structure your Will as they invariably have some financial or tax implications and so planning may be required as
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Important Inheritance Tax Changes In April 2017 Free Will Review
Reduce your potential inheritance tax liability- Amaka Jackson Solicitor At Jackson Longe Solicitors, we continually strive to offer you first class legal service and it is in this spirit that we write to you. New Rules The government has introduced an additional Inheritance Tax allowance for people who own a house. You may be aware
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Navigating the Complex Nature of Modern Families and Finances
Your Will, Your Way or Maybe Not At All! The portrait of the modern family keeps evolving and it is now rather commonplace even here in the UK to see couples with one or more divorces and marriages between them. This brings about new complexities as regards managing finances and ultimately where and to whom
Read MoreWhat is the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975? (IPDFA)
It was a general principle of law that we are free to leave what we own to any persons or organisations of our choice upon our death. The IPDFA 1975 (“the Act”) however was enacted to “put right” situations where the surviving spouses and young children are left with little or nothing from the estate
Read MoreHow To Avoid The Inheritance Tax Trap!
Today’s article in the Telegraph on beloved actor Rik Mayall’s highlights the common misconception that one’s estate passes on in its entirety to one’s surviving spouse on death in the absence of a valid Will. Not only is the lack of a Will most likely to be bring about avoidable (and sometimes terrifyingly contentious) disputes amongst the
Read MoreTax Rules: Jointly Held Assets By Married Couples Or Civil Partners
Background It is common for married couples to own assets in joint names. Income arising from jointly held assets is treated for tax purposes as divided equally between husband and wife, subject to rules relating to shares in close companies. It is also possible for the married couple to make a declaration setting out the
Read MoreNew Private Client Legal Practice in Richmond kicks off with a charitable offering…
We at Jackson Longe Solicitors in Richmond would like to publicly thank our local clients who participated in the Will Aid 2014 for their generous donations which have led to the firm raising an wonderful total of £2,675 for the Will Aid charities during last November’s Will Aid campaign. We volunteered our time and skills
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