Your rights when probate doesn’t seem right
Understand your rights if probate feels wrong. Learn about transparency, executor misconduct, and when to challenge a Will.
Local Wills & Probate Executive becomes Trustee of The Mary Ann Evans Hospice
Huge congratulations to Sarah Darby, Wills & Probate Executive at Alsters Kelley Solicitors in Nuneaton who has recently become a trustee of The Mary Ann Evans Hospice which provides local people with care and support to those with life limiting illnesses.
Prince Philip’s Will – secret for 90 years
Keeping a Will secret is not unusual for a member of the Royal Family – but for the rest of us our Will is likely to become a public document.
The high court has ruled he Duke of Edinburgh’s Will is to remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the “dignity and standing” of the Queen.
How to Avoid Contentious Probate
For many people Coronavirus has made them reconsider their mortality and brought to the forefront of their minds the importance of ensuring their affairs are in order.
Proposed increase in Probate fees
Under current proposals the Probate application fees are set for a major overhaul from April 2019. These are however not set in stone and no start date has been fixed. We wait to see whether the proposals are approved and implemented.
Important Information for HSBC Wills & Probate Customers
Alsters Kelley LLP Private Client Department is offering a free initial meeting to any HSBC customers who have recently received a letter saying the bank will no longer offer probate services from as early as October this year.