Coming to terms with the end of your life can be a challenge in itself, let alone planning your own…

It was originally thought that the late great singer Aretha Franklin had died without a Will following her battle with pancreatic cancer. However, it has been announced in recent news that three handwritten Wills have now been found following her death.

For the most part, the motives of people entering into a marriage or civil partnership are genuine in that couples…

The Probate Registry have recently announced that, from 4 March 2019, the style of the grant of probate (the Grant) will change. Previously, the Grant was personally signed by a District Registrar or a Probate Officer and had an embossed stamp, whereas now the new style Grant will have…

Just under two years after the threat of huge probate fee increases were dropped, they are back on the horizon. Instead of a flat fee of £215 for personal applications and £155 for solicitor applications, the fees will start at £250 for estates between £50,001 and £300,000 increasing to £6,000 for estates of over £2m. At its highest level, this is an increase of over 2,600%.