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When you become the executor of an estate, you take on an unpaid and time-consuming role with considerable responsibilities attached….
Talking about death, end of life planning and what a loved one would like to include in their will give you peace of mind
BBC Radio 4 Consumer Programme ‘You and Yours’ highlight the vulnerability of Executors to personal claims The BBC Radio Four Consumer…
Amid accusations of stealth taxation government u-turns on probate fees Lack of parliamentary time and mounting pressure from probate professionals prevented the introduction of new tiered probate fees in April this year.
A recent case (Griffin v Higgs & Ors 2018) , where executors were ordered to pay costs of over £1million, as…
Two simple steps to protect you from claims – Executors and Administrators can be held personally responsible for unpaid debts…
A chaotic probate and bereavement service at Santander bank, left beneficiaries out of pocket as the bank failed to distribute…
Organising the distribution of an estate and dealing with probate is not a quick process even with very straightforward wills…
The short answer is no – although being a lay executor can be very time consuming and involved, there is…
Executors can be held personally liable if a creditor comes to light long after an estate has been distributed but…
Parents often choose their children to act as joint executors but this can be a recipe for disaster if they…
So many of us now maintain a personal presence on the internet through our emails, social networking sites, blogs…
After months of testing the government have launched online probate applications in the hope of making it easier for lay…
Grant of probate gives an executor or administrator the right to deal with a deceased estate, allowing them to…
So many of us put this job off but it is important to write a legally binding will that details…
The coop have recently hightlighted the issues surrounding executor liability. In an article earlier this year the legal arm of…