Wills and personal admin

If your personal admin list includes sorting your will, then September is wills month.  A simple will is not expensive.  It’s easy and saves your loved ones the added pressure of working out how to deal with your estate. If you die intestate (without a will)...

Gift duty is no more!

The new gifting regime was ushered in on 1 October 2011.  Does this mean no more annual gifting programme, no more acknowledgements of debt or deeds of forgiveness or gifting statements?  Maybe, and then maybe not. Before gifting assets there are some things to...

Independence and the Enduring Power of Attorney

Independent Witnesses – What the Law Requires Statute imposes specific obligations on how a  power of attorney is to be signed and witnessed.  In 2008 changes were made to the legislation that enabled the giving of enduring powers of attorney.  The changes were...