Inheritance Act claims have steadily been increasing over recent years. It is now more common to see families made up of second marriages, stepchildren, carers, or cohabiting partners.  Consequently, this can lead to misunderstandings over inheritance rights or disputes between beneficiaries. In this post, we look at some of the

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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