Hi Sharon and thanks so much for your comment. An interesting query. As per our post, it is generally considered ‘good practice’ to use legacies as relatively ‘token’ amounts. Relative is the key of course, as a £60k legacy in one estate might be huge, but modest in another (ie depending upon the overall value of the total estate. The [...]

Hi Sam and thanks so much for reaching out. I’m terribly sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. So, the simple answer is that the right of survivorship takes priority (meaning technically that you receive the property). HOWEVER, there are ways of undoing this by agreement between you and your brother. And, perhaps an argument too that whilst [...]

Hey Michelle, and thanks so much for reaching out. Yes, we can most definitely help with your settlement agreement! Please email us at employment@qlaw.co.uk and we can get everything under way. We can do everything remotely, using our industry leading APP, and any meetings will be by Zoom or Teams. As for amounts, yes, it is possible to negotiate with your employer [...]

Great question Patricia so thank you! Gifts to registered charities are entirely free of UK Inheritance Tax (IHT). Do reach out if you’d like help preparing your Will. Our expert Wills Solicitors can do everything remotely without any need for you to meet in person (we can do it all by Zoom, Teams, and/or our industry leading client APP). You [...]

Thank you for a great question! Legacies are generally used as a ‘token’ gift. Whereas shares of ‘residue’ (ie the main part of an estate) tend by definition to be much larger amounts. It would be unusual to leave gifts of both residue and a legacy. BUT, it is perfectly OK to do that if you’d like to! If you’d [...]

Thanks for reaching out Lisa! Yes, we can most definitely help with your settlement agreement remotely. We’re the ‘online solicitor for everyone everywhere’ for good reason 😜. Absolutely everything happens through our client APP. And it doesn’t cost you a penny – your employer will pay! Please email us (employment@qlaw.do.uk) or call 03300 020 365. We’d love to help. Thanks [...]

Hey Louise and thank you for your conveyancing query! Sounds like your conveyancing has perhaps got stuck? Obviously, we cannot comment on the specifics of your transaction, but if I am correct in assuming you are concerned about things are ‘stuck’ then I would suggest you raise any concerns directly with the solicitors that you are using, and do that [...]

Thanks for your comment Dmb. Sounds like a tricky query and it might be worth speaking directly to one of our property solicitors or estate planning solicitors who could perhaps chat it through. If you’d like to speak to one of our solicitors about your query do please email us on info@QLAW.co.uk. Thanks again for reaching out – really kind of [...]

Hi Carol and thanks so much for reaching out. When you ask about writing your wishes on an ordinary sheet of paper – do have lasting powers of attorney or wills in mind? Do let us know – we’ll reply again when we hear back. And thanks again! Team QLAW!

Thanks Trevor – great question! Simple answer is you need to make a will. Joint tenants can ONLY be equal shares. So, by definition you will have to be tenants in common (if not already) – AND you must have a will. We have tonnes of content about wills and can help with making your will remotely – all done [...]