Personal & Financial Bulletins

The process of registering Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) is being made cheaper and simpler.

The announcement by the Office of the Public Guardian, which administers the...

The current financial crisis together with the housing slump means many people may find that their wills are out of date and need to be redrawn.

That's the warning from the Law...

New forms making it easier to protect your future by registering Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) have been presented to Parliament and will soon be available for the...

The amount of money a husband or wife can automatically inherit if their partner dies without making a will has been substantially increased.

However, it could still leave the...

The Government is to raise the amount of money a husband or wife can automatically inherit if their partner dies without making a will.

However, it could still leave the surviving...

The system for administering wills and probate is to be given a major overhaul for the first time in more than 20 years.

Probate is the process of administering a person’s estate in...

Four children who were cut out of their mother’s will because she suffered from delusions which poisoned her mind against them have won the right to inherit her estate.

The woman owned...

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating 26 retirement home firms following concerns that some of their fees and contract terms may be unfair to elderly residents.

The Law Society has warned that rising care home fees mean that many elderly people are at risk of having nothing to leave to their families.

The warning follows...

The number of people suffering from dementia is expected to double over the next 20 years, according to a report published by Alzheimer’s Disease International.

The research...