Estate Planning Advice

• What is Inheritance Tax Planning?

  • PostedFebruary 16, 2022
  

  The purpose of Inheritance Tax planning is to minimise the sums of tax payable to HMRC on your death, so that you can pass as much of your estate as...

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• Book Your Place Today! Webinar: Safeguarding Your Future

  • PostedAugust 24, 2020
  

  Join Janine Guthrie, Chartered Legal Executive in WSP Solicitors’ Private Client Team for our webinar. Janine will be discussing Lasting Powers of Attorney, Deputy-ships and the dangers and risks associated...

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• Can I include my pets in my will?

  • PostedJuly 22, 2020
  

  With over 17 million households in Britain owning at least one pet, providing for our pets after death has become an ever-growing concern for our animal-loving nation. Carole Haestier, Solicitor...

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• Making a Will when your partner has died

  • PostedJuly 22, 2020
  

  A bereavement can be a difficult time and, of course, your first priority is likely to be arranging the funeral and registering the death. However, after you have had a...

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• Grant of Probate: What is it, when do I need one and how long does it take?

  • PostedJuly 14, 2020
  

  A grant of probate is a court sealed document that gives the necessary authority to executors to administer a deceased person’s estate. Carole Haestier, Wills, Trusts and Probate Solicitor at...

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• Acting as an attorney or deputy and making monetary gifts when someone has lost mental capacity

  • PostedJuly 9, 2020
  

  Janine Guthrie examines gifting as a deputy or attorney when someone has lost capacity. When can you make gifts if you have been appointed as an attorney or deputy? Generally,...

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