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Why you are never too young to make a Will

We often hear people say “I am too young to make a Will” or “I don’t have anything to leave.” Traditionally, drafting a Will has not been a priority for young adults. This is changing - in 2021 the number of young adults from Generation Z making a Will increased by 23%.

Lawyer returns to her Skegness roots!

The firm has welcomed Vickie Ingamells to its Wills, Trusts & Probate team this month. Skegness-born Vickie has worked in legal services since she left school. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, she worked for several years in Family Law and Residential Conveyancing. For the last 10 years however, Vickie has worked exclusively in the field of estate planning - advising clients on Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection related matters, Probate and administration of estates.

REGISTER YOUR TRUST NOW TO AVOID FINANCIAL PENALTIES FROM HMRC

Are you, or have you been, a trustee of a trust created by you or someone else? Are you named on the deeds or title documentation of a property which is not yours? Is your property registered in the name of someone else?

Dementia Awareness Week - 16th to 22nd May 2022

Dementia Awareness Week runs from 16th to 22nd May with the aim of encouraging people to “act on dementia”. The Alzheimer’s Society research shows that the rate of dementia diagnosis is at a five-year low and it wants to encourage those with undiagnosed dementia to approach them for support and guidance.

HOW CAN I TRUST THE ADVICE I AM BEING GIVEN?

An episode of BBC Rip Off Britain earlier this week warned of the risks of using unregulated law firms. The episode highlighted that there have been many people across the UK who have recently been wrongly advised to put their assets into trusts as a way that purports to protect them from care home fees and inheritance tax. Fiona McSmailes, Wills, Trusts & Probate Solicitor discusses the episode and how Sills & Betteridge can help.

"Dying Matters" Awareness Week: 2nd – 6th May 2022

From 2nd to 6th May it is “Dying Matters" Awareness Week. One aim of the week is to break the stigma associated with talking about dying and how and where we would wish for this to happen. Another topic associated with dying, and often avoided, is the importance of making a Will. According to statistics over 60% of UK adults do not have a Will.