May 10, 2022 | Estate Planning, LPAs
You may have an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) in which you have appointed people you know and trust, or a professional, to act as your attorney. This may be to help you manage your affairs now or limited to allow your attorneys to make decisions for you in future...
Feb 18, 2022 | Children's Trusts, Estate Planning
A children’s trust can be a useful estate planning tool for families with small children. It allows parents to leave assets to children while controlling the age at which they have access to them. Asset Harbour can help you decide if this kind of trust could be right...
Feb 10, 2022 | Estate Planning, Vulnerable Persons Trust
A vulnerable person’s trust is a broad description applied to a trust created for a beneficiary who requires financial support and assistance in managing their affairs because of a lack of capacity. If someone with a learning disability has an inheritance left...
Jan 14, 2022 | Estate Planning, Protected Property Trust
Protected Property Trusts (PPTs) are by far one of the most common types of trusts included in wills.The PPT is designed to take the deceased’s share in the home and give someone else (known as the life tenant) a life interest in the property which will give them the...
Dec 13, 2021 | Estate Planning, Inheritance Planning, Will Reviews, Will Writing
It is well documented that around 60% of UK adults still do not have a Will, despite the extra uptake that was seen through COVID, this is still a remarkably high figure when you consider our aging population. Dying without a Will means that your estate gets...
Nov 25, 2021 | Estate Planning, Will Reviews, Will Writing
According to an article by The Society of Will Writers, there has been a 38% increase in Wills registered by Will writers so far in 2021 in comparison to 2020, all of which have contributed to the 8.9 million Wills that are registered on The National Will Register....
