Articles by Matt Walkden
I am a Professional Will Writer and I offer a small number of other products that complement my Will Writing such as Lasting Power of Attorneys (LPA’s), Fixed Price Estate Administration, often called Probate and some Property Products such as changing a family home from Joint owners to Tenants in Common.
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Parliament Debate Will Writing
Last week MP Lorely Burt (Solihull) led a debate in Parliament about the Willwriting profession and asked the Society to...
Forged Wills
Forgery of Wills or the signatures on them has often led to high media interest or they are afforded it...
Chuck & Larry Syndrome
Now we’ve all had a while to consider the chancellor’s inheritance tax (IHT) allowance decisions and realised that he hasn’t...
IHT Report
The Lawyer dot com reported on Monday that recent changes to the inheritance tax threshold have the potential to make...
Wills Cannot Change Property Ownership
A recent case has confirmed that in the absence of a demonstrated specific intention regarding the ownership of a property,...
Probate Costs
Cases on the validity of Wills are often reported in the press for their headline grabbing facts (and the amounts...
Holographic Wills
A holographic Will is one that has been entirely handwritten and signed by the testator. Normally, a Will must be...
Home Made Wills
There are two well known rules in this area of law. The first is that people who attempt to write...
Some Funny Wills
An Irish Will: ‘To my wife, I leave her lover, and the knowledge that I was not the fool she...
Is There Life after October 9?
Following the announcements on the 9th October the profession is still uneasy about the Treasury’s new proposals regarding the transfer...