Can I put my house in trust?
“Can I put my house in trust?”. A question often asked of Private Client Solicitors and the answer is rarely yes. Nonetheless, there are many other assets that can be settled into trusts, be that
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Modernising the Wills Act: Key Reforms Proposed by the Law Commission
The Law Commission’s long-awaited proposals to modernise the Wills Act 1837 were published on 16 May 2025, marking a significant step toward reforming a law that has remained largely unchanged for nearly two centuries, comment
To caveat or to not caveat?
Caveats stop an application for probate being granted by the Probate Registry for a person’s estate. Traditionally lodged using a paper form, they can now be lodged online. Consequently, there has been an uptick in
Should executors receive remuneration?
A wise man once said there is no such thing as a selfless act, and in no instance is that truer than for a person acting as executor of an estate. When drafting Wills, we
What Is a Grant Ad Colligenda Bona and When Is It Used?
Many people will be familiar with Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration, but fewer may be aware that there are also several categories of “limited Grants”. A limited Grant is as it says on
Spring Budget 2024: Headline Changes
In the government’s most recent budget, they announced a major overhaul to the current non-domicile regime, which offers favourable tax treatment to foreign nationals living in the UK. The idea behind the regime is to
