The New Year has been rung in, and here is a short round up of what is in store for the Will Writing and Estate Planning industry in 2022.
Trust registration is nothing new. Please see the following article for our latest update on the new Trust Registration Service (TRS).
A recent ruling in the Family Division of the High Court means that the Duke of Edinburgh’s will is to be sealed.
There have been a range of exciting new updates to Sure Will Writer released this month. These updates aim to add more functionality to the CRM system and offer some quality-of-life improvements. The full list of updates is below. A clause to gift 10% of the net estate to charity to qualify for a reduced...
If you have an Enduring Power of Attorney in place already you may be wondering whether or not you need a Lasting Power of Attorney.
You may remember back in 2017 the Law Commission published a consultation paper on modernising succession law. Well now LPAs are receiving the same treatment.
Here at the Society of Will Writers we recommend that you review your estate plan every 3-5 years.
As Pride month draws to a close a look at what Will Writers can do to promote equality and sensitivity in this area when drafting wills seems apt.
When writing wills for couples we often find that the terms of them are largely reciprocal. Usually, these are referred to as ‘mirror’ wills.
The Fifth Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) is now expanding the scope of trust registration requirements to bring more trusts under the TRS.
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