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    Can you sign and witness your Wills effectively during Coronavirus? Yes. You can.

    Its undoubtedly true that COVID-19 has had a massive impact on all of our lives and made some things more difficult. At STEP we are still working, from home, but.

    Read more
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    Residential Nil Rate Band

    Many of us know about the Nil Rate Band – the £325,000 relief we all have available to us as estate we can pass to anyone free of inheritance tax.

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    The myth of the common-law spouse

    The shape of families is changing. Many of us now, for so many valid reasons, decide marriage is not for us and raise our families together as unmarried couples, and.

    Read more
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    The kids are alright- guardians and inheritance

    Many of us write wills to protect our children when we are no longer around to do so ourselves. We want to be sure we have left them adequate financial.

    Read more
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    Getting around to it

    How often have you thought about writing your Will, known you need to write it, but then somehow it just doesn’t happen? Well you’re far from alone. Straight Talk expanded.

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    The different Powers of Attorney

    Today I'd like to look in a bit more detail at the different kinds of LPAs available. Its important to note that the person writing the Power of Attorney is.

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Can you sign and witness your Wills effectively during Coronavirus? Yes. You can.

Its undoubtedly true that COVID-19 has had a massive impact on all of our lives and made some things more difficult. At STEP we are still working, from home, but.

Read more

Residential Nil Rate Band

Many of us know about the Nil Rate Band – the £325,000 relief we all have available to us as estate we can pass to anyone free of inheritance tax.

Read more

The myth of the common-law spouse

The shape of families is changing. Many of us now, for so many valid reasons, decide marriage is not for us and raise our families together as unmarried couples, and.

Read more

The kids are alright- guardians and inheritance

Many of us write wills to protect our children when we are no longer around to do so ourselves. We want to be sure we have left them adequate financial.

Read more

Getting around to it

How often have you thought about writing your Will, known you need to write it, but then somehow it just doesn’t happen? Well you’re far from alone. Straight Talk expanded.

Read more

The different Powers of Attorney

Today I'd like to look in a bit more detail at the different kinds of LPAs available. Its important to note that the person writing the Power of Attorney is.

Read more
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