What is a lease extension? A lease extension is a contract between parties (usually just the freeholder and the leaseholder) that adds a...

Families who may have to pay inheritance tax in future have been urged to read up on the rules and seek legal advice as to whether it...

Your estate is the collective word for the money, property, and possessions you own when you die. If you leave a well-drafted Will, its...

The capital gains tax allowance will be cut on April 6 from £6,000 to £3,000, so more people will pay CGT. The fact there hasn’t been...

Less than half of individuals in the UK express a desire for a traditional funeral upon their passing, according to a study conducted by...

HMRC’s latest update on Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts show that £4.6 billion was collected through the first seven months of the 2023/24...

New research from family justice body Resolution has found most people back a change in the law to give cohabiting people more rights.

The project is being split into three strands : Burial law is governed by a patchwork of different legislation including different laws...

during which technology facilitated will-making. The Law Commission is consulting again regarding electronic wills. The last six years...

New research has suggested that there is a growing tendency among older Brits to use the wealth held in their property to help younger...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in its “final stages” of extending the Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s...

the event of their deaths, according to research commissioned by Solicitors for the Elderly (SfE).The research calls on parents to make...

Getting married is a wonderful event that will change your life forever. You are taking on responsibility for another person and...