by Richard Mawer | Feb 14, 2019 | Wills
The Non-Contentious Probate Fees order 2018 was approved on 7th Feb 2019 by a House of Commons delegated Legislation Committee. The narrow vote was in favour of progressing by 9 votes to 8. Thus means that fees for probate will change from a fixed fee to a sliding...
by Richard Mawer | Jan 8, 2019 | Wills
According to research by Royal London, more than 5 million people in the UK are confused by Wills and are not sure where to begin. Six in ten parents either do not have a Will or it is out of date. Whilst 34% of UK adults said an illness would prompt them to create a...
by Richard Mawer | Dec 7, 2018 | Wills
Following our recent article about the plans by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to review Inheritance Tax and possible simplifications, their first report is now published – OTS Inheritance Tax Report. Following their research the OTS report focuses on...
by Richard Mawer | Nov 15, 2018 | Wills
Following a trial of online digital probate applications this past summer, the Government has announced that changes to the process for probate applications by individuals will come into force on 27th November, this is just one month after the initial announcement....
by Richard Mawer | Nov 15, 2018 | Wills
HMRC have announced they have launched what has been described as the biggest review of trusts in years, which is to investigate how fair and fiscally neutral they are. Raised in the Autumn 2017 budget, according to the HMRC paper the consultation will set to make the...
by Richard Mawer | Nov 8, 2018 | Wills
On 5th November, the Ministry of Justice provided on update on plans for new legislation to implement a new, banded structure of fees for grant of probate. The plan was originally put forward in May 2017, and it has been confirmed that it will now be revisited. Tiered...
