probate

Surge in probate delays following inheritance tax changes

Estate planning

Surge in probate delays following inheritance tax changes

134% rise in year-long cases

clock 16 January 2025 • 1 min read
Protracted probate delays: Helping clients manage expectations

Tax planning

Protracted probate delays: Helping clients manage expectations

Toil and trouble in the Probate Registry

clock 10 June 2024 • 4 min read
Helping clients choose the right executors for their will

Your profession

Helping clients choose the right executors for their will

A role that carries significant responsibility

clock 05 September 2023 • 4 min read
Executors' duties: Explaining the dangers of DIY probate

Tax planning

Executors' duties: Explaining the dangers of DIY probate

The hazards are plentiful when it comes to doing it yourself and probate

clock 21 June 2023 • 5 min read

Estate planning

Lilly Whale: Executors' 'formidable task' explained

Advisers often push clients to make a will, something that includes appointing executors. Here, lawyer Lilly Whale explores the role of an executor and offers guidance on the resulting responsibilities

clock 27 April 2021 • 4 min read

Tax planning

Tony Maxfield: Where there's a will, there can be affray

Fairness v equity

clock 31 October 2018 • 3 min read

Tax planning

Scarlett Musson: Wills and probate clinic - equity release

Joint tenants or tenants in common?

clock 06 July 2017 • 3 min read

Tax planning

Royal London urges HMRC to extend executors' IHT bill deadline

On 'complex' estates

clock 11 June 2017 • 3 min read

Your profession

Three things your clients may call you about this week …

What made financial headlines over the weekend?

clock 02 April 2017 • 3 min read

Regulation

What the government's probate fees jump means for your clients

The government is set to introduce a tiered structure for probate fees as high as £20,000, based on the value of the deceased's estate, and is investigating whether life insurance policies in trust should be brought forward to pay fees.

clock 02 March 2017 • 7 min read