by BTWC Ltd | Aug 31, 2017 | Estate Planning Insights
The priority for most of us when we die, is to ensure that our loved ones inherit from us, and that our assets pass safely to them, without risk of being lost. This may not always be as simple as we would wish. Assets may be ‘lost’ in a number of ways; one of which...
by BTWC Ltd | Jul 17, 2017 | Wills
Having a will is arguably one of the most important things your clients can do for themselves and their families. The top ten reasons for your clients to have a will are: Your client decides how their estate will be distributed. It helps give clarity to family members...
by BTWC Ltd | Apr 19, 2017 | Estate Planning Insights
Many of you will have seen the recent article from the BBC regarding the use of Trusts for the primary reason of avoiding care fees. This relates to a particular company actively promoting a specific type of trust advertised explicitly for the avoidance of care fees....
by BTWC Ltd | Mar 17, 2017 | Estate Planning Insights
The widely reported Illott v Mitson case this week reached a final conclusion at the Supreme Court after a 10 year battle between three animal charities and a daughter excluded from her mothers £500,000 will. Heather Illott’s mother Milita Jackson left most of her...
by BTWC Ltd | Jan 16, 2017 | Estate Planning Insights
The 2014 ONS Government Survey calculated that whilst there are 22.5 million people living as a couple and married, there are a further 5.5 million people co-habitating but not married. More and more couples are choosing to live together and the laws for unmarried,...
