by BTWC Ltd | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Whilst there is an increase in the number of people who decide to co-habit together, the understanding of what happens to property and assets if one partner dies is still misunderstood. If you have a client who lives with their partner and they have decided they don’t...
by BTWC Ltd | Oct 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you are providing a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) service to a client (who will be the Donor), then it’s important they and whomever they choose as Attorney(s) fully understand the role. The role of an Attorney could vary greatly and it’s essential that before...
by BTWC Ltd | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
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 | Apr 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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,...