On 1 June 2018 the CMA launched a market study into the provision of funeral services in the UK. This was in response to concerns that there is a lack of transparency in the funeral market and rapidly increasing prices. In particular they investigated the following two points: how competition between funeral directors works and…
Making an LPA is an important decision. Great consideration should be given to how many attorneys are needed, who is going to act, and how they will make decisions; after all these are the people who will be responsible for making decisions on the donor’s behalf and looking after their best interests. Ultimately the decision…
We reported late last year that probate fees would be rising as the fee structure for obtaining a grant was due to be changed from a fixed fee to a tiered structure based on the value of the estate. This would have resulted in probate fees rising up to £6000 for the highest value estates.…
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a very important document that allows you to appoint people who you personally know and trust, or professionals, to make decisions on your behalf and look after your best interests should you lose capacity. There are two main types of LPA. A Property & Financial Affairs LPA covers…
In this the 25th anniversary year of the Society, the College of Will Writing, the academic arm of the Society is still exceeding all our expectations. Courses from 1 day to 4 days duration are all selling to capacity so far this year. In the November of 2013, the Society took the bold decision to…
This week, Kings Court Trust Ltd announced it was to increase its retrieval fee from £7.50 per document to £25 per document. For some strange reason a few people decided to attack the Society on its storage. The Society has always been totally transparent about how we store, who stores it and what we charge,…
If you own your property jointly with another person or people there are two ways that you might hold the property. You could be either joint tenants or tenants in common. But what are the differences between these two types of property ownership and why do they matter to you? In the context of joint…
My last couple of articles have concentrated on getting your brand out into the market and getting recognised. A couple of points I will impress again, as it is all too easy to become disillusioned if business starts slow, unfortunately no one owes you a living, and what you get you will have worked damned…
Two weeks ago, I talked about watching what other companies do and how they market themselves and their products. I gave some tips I’ve picked up over the years and now I want to expand on that article. We know that “selling off the page” through newspapers does not work unless you have something special,…
The Society of Will Writers and Estate Planning Practitioners is excited to announce the 23rd annual running of the SWW Conference. 2019 marks a momentous year for the Society as we celebrate 25 years in business; a theme we’ll be carrying through the year, including the conference where we will showcase the very best of…
