Robert Cartmell explains the benefits of varying a Will including a Discretionary Trust structure When a person dies, it is often automatically assumed that the beneficiaries of his or her estate can only receive their [...]
Robert Cartmell explains the latest Trust Registration requirements Are you a Trustee of a Trust? If so, you are already no doubt aware of the 2022 requirements as to the Trust being required to be [...]
Robert Cartmell explains the benefits of the Will-Trust structures. Everyone knows how important it is to have a Will prepared. A Will is the legal document by which you dispose of your Estate to your [...]
The Government promised it would update the Intestacy Rules every five years and so it’s good to see that promise has been upheld. On 6 February 2020, the statutory legacy for surviving spouses and civil [...]
NOTE: FOR MY FORMER/EXISTING CLIENTS FOR WHOM I AM APPOINTED AS AN EXECUTOR AND/OR TRUSTEE You may have recently received communications on behalf of my former firm Cartmell & Co (now Beaujeux, Wilde & King) [...]
Grant of probate - are the costs of applying for court fees going to increase? What is the proposed Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018? It is primarily a proposed review of fees and costs payable [...]
What do you need to consider most? UK Taxation Laws.... How inheritance is organised? How estates are administered under the laws of England & Wales? How UK taxation laws affect inheritance? How to ensure adequate [...]
