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Private Client Guides Planning for what happens to your digital assets when you die The term “digital assets” refers to the possessions stored online such as music and videos files, emails, social media accounts, games and family ancestry databases (which could include family photos, videos and even DNA test results). Many of us also access physical assets and services such as bank accounts, loans, credit cards, pension funds, investment […]

Private Client Guides Why you should make a Will Here are 10 reasons to help you with your decision to make a Will A Will lets you leave clear instructions about how your estate is to be distributed. Without one, it is subject to the Intestacy Rules and may not go to the people you would have chosen. A Will lets you choose your […]

Private Client Guides What to do when someone dies Your role as executor may comprise of one or more of the following; Registering the death You should register the death within five days at the Register Office local to where the person died. You will need to contact the Register Office in advance to make an appointment. Granting of Probate This is the Court’s […]

Private Client Guides Creating a Lasting Power of Attorney Why create a Lasting Power of Attorney? If you were to become unable to make decisions for yourself perhaps as a result of an accident, contracting an illness of simply as a result of old age, then without a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place, the only way your financial affairs can be managed […]