by Portcullis Legals | Mar 21, 2023 | Advice, News, Wills
We agree with this article from Money Age, and we believe that it is most important to organise your affairs with qualified professionals. ‘The Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP) has warned people looking to get their affairs in order about the danger...
by Portcullis Legals | Feb 1, 2023 | Funeral Plans, News, Probate
Pre-Paid Probate The FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) has issued a warning to consumers on the risks attached to pre-paid probate plans. The plans, which are unregulated, has evoked unease throughout the legal profession and our Managing Director Trevor Worth was one...
by Portcullis Legals | May 4, 2022 | Lasting Power of Attorney
Trevor sits on the Advisory Panel of the Best Foundation, a representative body for the estate planning profession. An open letter has been sent to the Office of the Public Guardian on behalf of over 50 industry leading professionals to express their lack of faith in...
by Trevor | Feb 2, 2021 | Advice, Archive, Community, News, Special Offers, Uncategorised
We all know the potential ups and downs of running a business and how there are a myriad of insurances that need to be put in place to cover public liability, professional indemnity, buildings insurance et al. They are all a necessary evil but what a relief when they...
by Portcullis Legals | Aug 6, 2020 | Advice, Funeral Plans, Lasting Power of Attorney, News, Probate, Storage Vaults, Trust Planning, Wills
Whilst the talk in and around the subject of disruptive law models continues unabated and rightly so, the title of this post does not refer to IBM Watson, Artificial Intelligence or the entry from all sorts of global brands into the legal services arena. As most of us...
by Portcullis Legals | Jul 25, 2020 | Advice, Wills
Whether you have been in your home for years or are about to move, an up to date Will is critical. If only the UK followed the example of Spain, whereby it is compulsory to put a Will in place if you own property, life would so much simpler. Instead we have the...