Posts tagged “Wills”

Ageing Population Warned They Should Exercise To Keep Health Care Costs Down.

Posted on 6th May 2018

Health care experts say that just 25 per cent of older women and 20 per cent of older men do any exercise at all. It is recommended that we should all be undertaking 150 minutes of exercise weekly, however some studies show that only 2 per cent of older adults manage to achieve this target.

Doctors along with some age related charities have written to the British Medical Journal, stating that many older people believe that exercise is just for the young. There needs to be a shift in peoples attitudes. As an ageing population, if we do not exercise as we get older to keep ourselves physically fit, there will be an even greater demand on social care. Experts are calling upon the elderly to take responsibility and understand their role in keeping themselves fit and healthy to lesson the demand for social care in the future.

The risks of DIY wills

Posted on 3rd April 2018

Costing as little as £20, a 'Do It Yourself' (DIY) will bought online or from a stationers might seem like a tempting option. They are certainly becoming more popular.

However, there’s growing concern that people might be accidentally disinheriting their families and friends.

Weird & Embarrassing Ways to Die

Posted on 27th March 2018

We all like to act a bit daft from time to time or go out and try something new and exciting. Here are a few weird and embarrassing ways to die that I came across in a book by David Southwell - Embarrassing Ways to Die.

Homeless Charity Set To Receive a Windfall.

Posted on 17th January 2018

Lady Lucan, The Dowager Countess of Lucan, was found dead at her home in Westminster last September, having had no contact with her children for many years, Lady Lucan has left the whole of her Estate to a homeless charity.

Government Planned Care Cap Will Not Happen

Posted on 13th December 2017

The 'Care Cap' that had previously been introduced into the Care Act 2014 by the Government which was then put on hold and planned to come into play in 2020 has been abandoned.

Rise In Winter Deaths

Posted on 26th November 2017

According to the Office for National Statistics, there is a steady rise in the number of deaths occurring during the winter months, with the majority of these being women and the elderly.

Some Light Hearted Trivia

Posted on 12th November 2017

Thought I would do a light heart-ed post for a change, Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney can be very deep and thought provoking, sometimes people even avoiding thinking about getting their affairs sorted purely as they refuse to think about the worst happening.

So here are some interesting facts and nonsense and simply unbelievable things to do with Wills throughout history:

Guardian For My Children Is Why I Made A Will

Posted on 11th November 2017

If you have children below the age of 18 years, then there are some very good reasons why you should make a Will.

any people with young children seem to think that it is not necessary to make a Will. 'We are Young ourselves' 'we don't own property' 'we have nothing'. To make your wishes known, if you have young children, then you should have a Will in place, stating who you you would want to care for and bring up your children should something happen to you.

So Who Do You Want Writing Your Will?

Posted on 5th November 2017

We are now in an era when anyone can come along and set themselves up as a Will Writer and no one blinks an eye, some even using a business name that suggests that they are a Legal Firm when they are not. Over the last few years I have come across several businesses that lead you to believe that they are a Legal Firm or a firm of Solicitors and there is not a Solicitor in sight. Then on top of that you have companies advertising cheap Wills and not disclosing that there are possible other charges up front, they wait until they are sat in your home and then give you the hard sell on all the extras, so what you thought was going to be a £40 Will ends up being closer to £1,000.

Who Are Vulnerable Clients and What is Mental Capacity?

Posted on 29th October 2017

When we talk about a vulnerable person, we often associate this with the elderly, however this is not always the case, people can be classed as being vulnerable at all different ages, it is not just about age, it can be about abilities and emotions.

In the Will Writing & Estate Planning industry, every adult has a right to be able to make a Will or put in place a Lasting Power of Attorney. People often think that because a person may have some learning difficulties that they are not capable of putting a Will in place, until it is proven that a person does not have the capacity to do something, then you need to assume that they do have the capacity.