Getting Your Affairs in Order – My Twenty Top Tips

Getting Your Affairs in Order – My Twenty Top Tips

Over late summer/autumn/early winter 2023 year I posted on LinkedIn twenty brief articles on the Background to/Content from my Book Your Last Gift – Getting Your Affairs in Order. These I am now updating, as follows. Over September, October and November I shall be...
1. Why don’t People Make a Will?

1. Why don’t People Make a Will?

OK, some do. But it seems that about three out of five adults in the UK don’t have a Will. Failure to make any preparations for the aftermath of the one thing that’s certain in life (even taxes can be mitigated, if not avoided altogether) does seem a bit crazy. I was...
2. Your Will – The Executor(s): Choosing Wisely

2. Your Will – The Executor(s): Choosing Wisely

I don’t know how often it happens that someone is surprised following a friend’s death to discover that he/she has been named as one or more executors of a Will? It goes without saying that that should never occur. One should always ask the chosen executor whether...
3. Your Will – The Essentials

3. Your Will – The Essentials

The vital things are clarity and certainty. The Will should be witnessed by two (disinterested) individuals both present with you, so they sign after you sign. Last week’s Post No. 4 discussed the all-important appointment of Executors. Stating your full name and...
4. Lasting Powers of Attorney – and Medical Wishes

4. Lasting Powers of Attorney – and Medical Wishes

Mental incapacity, specifically dementia, is a sad fact of life for many people. Wherever you find yourself on the spectrum of life, I strongly recommend making a ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ (LPA), which comes in two parts: • Property and Financial Affairs; and •...