Will Terminology Explained Blog Articles

Take a look at our other Will Terminology Explained blog articles we’ve written.
Family Wills

Family Wills – Write your Wills Today

Family Wills are really important when you start a family but the people who start a family are young people...

Property Trusts

Tax of Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trusts

The idea of a Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trust (NRBDT) in a Will is to ring fence up to the...

Probate

New Probate Fees

Great news for a while: I wrote this article in preparation for the upcoming new fees but then, the Government...

Property Trusts

Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB)

In April 2017 there will be a new Nil Rate Band available to some UK families, it’s called the Residential...

Property Trusts

Gift with Reservation

A Gift with Reservation of Benefit or GROB is a trap that many families have fallen into or are in...

Attestation Sample

Will Witnesses

The signing involves 3 people including 2 witnesses: • The person signing the Will (usually you) • 2 Witnesses The...

Property Trusts

Will based Trusts

What needs to be considered when you are including Trusts in your wills? 1 – The Will is not the...

Property Trusts

Interest In Possession Trusts

When writing a legal will for clients there’s often a desire to control the destiny of something after the death...

Mother and baby

Protect your children with Guardians

Guardians in Wills No time for Guardians? There’s obviously a thousand things to do when a new baby arrives and...

IHT and the family home

The article below is highly technical and not for the faint hearted but will give you an idea of the...