This September we have teamed up with Oakhaven and we will prepare your Will/s for free in return for a donation to Oakhaven Hospice. We have a limited number of appointments, which must be arranged during Write a Will Month, but can take place at a later date. In return for preparing the Will, we […]
Contesting a Will Heppenstalls offer a Fixed Fee service for assessing the merits of contesting a Will. For a fixed fee of £1200 (including VAT), we’ll complete an in-depth assessment of your case, and advise you if you have grounds for a claim or not. There are several grounds for contesting a will including: Lack […]
Real Life Problems and their solutions – altering a Will Mr B is 84 and his brother had recently passed away leaving everything to him. It was a sizeable inheritance. Mr B is widower with 2 adult children and several adult grandchildren and he himself had savings and property of considerable value. He was concerned […]
Divorce proceedings and your Will If you have commenced divorce proceedings but not finalised them then your Will is still valid. However, your former spouse is treated as if they “died” on the day the decree absolute is granted by the Court. That means any gift in the Will falls back into the residue for […]
Consideration of Pets in your Will We are a nation of pet lovers with approximately 12 million households having pets with 51 million pets owned. They are part of the family and very important to us, so it seems right we should give them some consideration when it comes to preparing our Wills. So what […]
Second Marriages We know that circumstances around a second marriage are more complicated than the first. There are often children from a previous relationship to consider, as well as assets you have acquired during your first marriage – for example property, savings and a pension pot. Upon your second marriage you will need to create […]
At the turn of the year The Will Writing Company of Nottingham withdrew its application to be registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the solicitors’ regulatory body. Although the company was one of the more successful will writing companies, lasting for some 28 years, it has now gone into insolvency. If your will was prepared […]
Heppenstalls are very proud of our Alex Jennings for sitting through interviews to be admitted onto the Women’s institute list of official speakers! Alex is now included on the HCFWI Speakers List, and will be printed in the next edition of the HCFWI Yearbook. Alex Jennings joined Heppenstalls in 1978, and now is the Managing […]
You have joined the gym, signed up to a more active lifestyle, given up chocolate and wine. But do you need to put your Legal Affairs in Order? Not sure then read on……. Do you have a Will? If not you are not alone two thirds of adults in the UK don’t, but do you […]
According to the survey done by Perry’s, a London Accountancy firm, only 40% of the UK population have a Will. Are you one of the 40% and if so I wonder how old that Will is and whether it still fulfils your wishes? If you are one of the 60% who do not have a […]
