Monthly Archives: November 2010

not my last will and testament

because I couldn’t be bothered, I leave  To my family: I hereby leave you all months, possibly years of financial hardship and expense to sort out my affairs (because without a Will it can take up to 18 months for … Continue reading

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Who Will Look After Your Children?

Parents of young children never want to think about what would happen if they were to die and leave their children orphaned. But it is an important conversation to have as the assumption that family members will look after your … Continue reading

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Indirect taxation of the elderly

 Over 20,000 pensioners were forced to sell their homes to pay for residential care last year according to figures released last week. This means an average of nearly 60 elderly people a day had to sell up because they cannot … Continue reading

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The X-IT FACTOR

How often is it that I hear people say, I don’t want to think about arranging a Will, it’s morbid, or it makes them uncomfortable to think about the inevitable? The reality is, for the majority of my clients, that … Continue reading

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