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AI will automate some content writing tasks - particularly generalist, high-volume, low-complexity output. It will not replace the specialist knowledge, editorial judgement, and accuracy verification that high-value content in regulated sectors requires.
31 May 2026 · 2 min read
How law firms rank without breaching SRA Code of Conduct, BSB Handbook, or solicitor advertising rules. Cluster patterns, byline standards, and what UK SERPs reward.
31 May 2026 · 9 min read
Ramit Sethi delivers a six-week programme for automating your finances, eliminating guilt about spending, and building wealth on any salary. The second edition updates the advice for the current interest rate and investment environment.
12 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
After the MacDougall judgment, how undue influence claims work, the Inheritance Act 1975 route, and the limits on attorneys under an LPA.
7 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
A UK will sets out how assets pass on death and names executors to administer the estate. Without a will, intestacy rules apply, which often produce outcomes the deceased would not have chosen. Wills should be reviewed after marriage, divorce, having children, and major asset changes.
16 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
A UK will must be signed by the testator in the presence of two independent witnesses, who must also sign in the testator's presence. Beneficiary witnesses (or their spouses) invalidate the gift to the beneficiary but not the rest of the will. Improper execution can invalidate the entire
16 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
UK wills can be contested on several grounds: lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, fraud, want of knowledge and approval, improper execution, or claims for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance Act 1975. Time limits and procedural requirements apply. Most
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Online will services cost less (typically GBP 30 to GBP 100) and suit simple estates with standard provisions. Solicitor-drafted wills cost more (typically GBP 150 to GBP 400 for standard wills) but include legal advice and are typically appropriate for more complex estates, blended
16 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Mirror wills are two identical wills made by a couple, each leaving everything to the other and then to chosen beneficiaries. Each can be changed independently after the first death. Mutual wills include a binding agreement not to change after the first death, enforced as a trust on the
16 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and a will address different stages of life. An LPA gives chosen attorneys authority to make decisions if the donor loses mental capacity during their lifetime. A will sets out how assets pass on death and names executors to administer the estate. Both
16 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
The 1978 US-UK estate and gift tax treaty allocates primary taxing rights between the two countries for cross-border estates and provides credit mechanisms to avoid double taxation. For US citizens in the UK and UK residents with US assets, the treaty interacts with the post-April 2025 UK residence
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Migrants to the UK who own assets in two or more jurisdictions usually need a UK will alongside (or in coordination with) a will in the country of origin. UK formalities, executor eligibility, and revocation interactions are very different from foreign succession systems. A poorly drafted single wi
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
UK probate is the legal process of administering a deceased person's estate. The executor (with a will) or administrator (without) applies to the Probate Service for the formal authority to gather assets, pay debts and IHT, and distribute the estate. Most UK estates require probate where the deceas
16 Jun 2026 · 10 min read
A UK prepaid funeral plan locks in the cost of a defined funeral package today, with the provider holding the funds (in trust or insurance) until the funeral is needed. The market has been regulated by the FCA since 29 July 2022, materially strengthening consumer protection. Plans typically cover t
16 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
The residence nil-rate band is an additional UK IHT allowance of up to 175,000 pounds per individual where a qualifying main residence is left to direct descendants. It is in addition to the 325,000 pound standard nil-rate band. The band tapers away for estates over 2 million pounds and is subject
16 Jun 2026 · 10 min read
UK IHT planning combines lifetime exemptions, the seven-year rule on gifts, the nil-rate bands, business and charity reliefs, and life insurance to manage the eventual IHT charge. The post-April 2025 residence-based regime, the freeze of nil-rate bands, and the April 2026 reforms to Business Relief
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
The UK inheritance tax nil-rate band is the amount of an estate that passes free of IHT. The standard nil-rate band is currently 325,000 pounds per individual and has been frozen at this level for many years. Unused band is transferable between spouses and civil partners, doubling the effective thr
16 Jun 2026 · 11 min read
The seven-year rule is the UK IHT mechanism that determines whether a lifetime gift is exempt or chargeable. Gifts more than seven years before death are typically outside the estate. Gifts within seven years are added back, with taper relief reducing the IHT rate on gifts made between three and se
16 Jun 2026 · 10 min read
Average UK funeral costs in 2026 sit in the range of 4,000 to 5,500 pounds for a basic attended funeral, with substantial regional variation and a wide spread between direct cremation and full traditional service. State support is available in limited circumstances. Most families pay from the estat
16 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
From 6 April 2025, the UK abolished the non-dom inheritance tax regime and replaced it with a residence-based test. The old domicile concept no longer determines IHT exposure on worldwide assets; the new test is whether a person is a long-term UK resident, defined as UK-resident for 10 out of the p
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Inheritance tax exposure for a UK migrant turns on long-term residence and the new residence-based IHT regime that took effect from 6 April 2025, replacing the old domicile concept. A migrant becomes a long-term UK resident (and therefore exposed to IHT on worldwide assets) after 10 out of the prec
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
UK redundancy pay is one of the few categories of employment income that benefits from a specific income tax exemption.
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
The phrase "claim a trust" covers several very different situations. A young adult chasing the Child Trust Fund opened in their name as a baby has a...
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Anyone administering a deceased person's estate quickly discovers that probate is not a single event but a series of overlapping stages.
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
"How long can probate take" is the question executors ask before they start the process, and again every few weeks once they have started.
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
"Putting a house in trust" is a phrase that covers several different legal arrangements, each with very different tax and practical consequences.
16 Jun 2026 · 9 min read
Estate agent fees are the largest single transaction cost in most UK house sales, but unlike stamp duty or Land Registry fees, they are negotiable.
16 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
TL;DR The average UK funeral cost is around PS4,000 to PS5,000 for a direct cremation to PS9,000 or
10 May 2026 · 7 min read
TL;DR Gifts made more than seven years before death are normally exempt from inheritance tax. Smaller gifts qualify for immediate exemption
10 May 2026 · 7 min read
TL;DR A lasting power of attorney (LPA) lets you appoint someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you
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