In the last few weeks, ITV’s The Martin Lewis Money Show Live (3 March), focused heavily on the importance of Wills, Lasting Power of Attorney and Estate Planning. Martin highlighted them as essential tasks for protecting family assets and of course outlined how they can make things so much easier for your loved ones after you’ve died.
Planning for the future isn’t always at the top of our to-do list — but it’s one of the most important things we can do for ourselves and those we care about. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) gives you the power to choose who will make decisions on your behalf if, for any reason, you’re unable to make them yourself.
We all live our lives hoping that nothing will stop us from making decisions about our future. But if something did happen, many of us believe that our loved ones will automatically be able to look after our financial affairs and make health and welfare decisions for us . It may come as a shock to learn that this is not the case, that’s why you may want to have a Lasting Power of Attorney, (LPA), in place.
Earlier this month, Anna Bickley from our Private Client department and Shabhana Safi from our Children and Families Department began their route to qualifying as Solicitors on the new Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme.
Kiren Rai, Associate Wills & Probate Executive at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has plenty to smile about as she celebrates 10 years’ service with the firm.
Get expert legal advice on Autumn Budget changes to CGT and IHT, impacting estates, reliefs, and estate planning strategies for families and businesses.
At the end of last month Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd took the opportunity to mark a significant milestone in the career of Neil Raiseborough, Director and Head of Private Client as he celebrated his 20-year anniversary with the firm.
Learn the key responsibilities of being a Power of Attorney, when duties start, and how to stay legally compliant. Read our guide for expert advice.
Read latest blog from Senior Associate, Corrine Seabourne on the importance of writing a Will and why using a reputable Solicitor is so important.
Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has recently awarded two training contracts to current staff from their Private Client team and the Residential Property department.
Learn about Lasting Powers of Attorney, the types available, and how they interact with the law.
If you die in England and Wales without having a valid Will, this is known as ‘dying intestate’ and your estate will be distributed in accordance with the Intestacy Rules, not in accordance with your wishes.
If you lose mental capacity to make your own decisions and you do not have a valid Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place then your family do not have the legal authority to manage your affairs.
Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd is celebrating after three of their service areas maintained their rankings in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500. The publication is widely acknowledged to be the world’s largest independent legal guide.
Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has recently awarded three training contracts to current staff from their Private Client team and the Children & Families Public Law department. Anika Rizvi from the Private Client department and Malika Bonafous and Paige Bell from the Children & Families Public Law department all commenced their contracts on 1st September.
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.
Every three minutes, one person in the UK develops dementia. If this happens, your relatives won’t be able to just walk into a bank and access your money, even if it is to pay for your care.
What if?
What would happen to you, your home, your ongoing care and your assets if you lost the mental capacity to make decisions by yourself? Alternatively, if you are in hospital with an ongoing illness, or struggling to get out and about following an operation, how would you be able to access your finances?
Three in five (59%) of UK adults have not written a Will, according to recent research from Canada Life. This equates to 31 million people, whose property, financial and other assets could be left to someone they have not chosen when they die.
BINGO numbers added up to a successful evening of fundraising for a Warwickshire charity thanks to local law firm Alsters Kelley.
More than £3,400 was raised for The Friendship Project, thanks to match funding by Four Acres Trust.
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.
