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The Kings Court Trust Blog
Keeping you up-to-date with Wills, probate and estate administration industry news
Do I need a Solicitor for probate?
Locating important documents when someone dies: How to find a Will
What should I do when someone dies?
What is cryptocurrency and what happens to cryptoassets when someone dies?
Grant of Probate delays continue due to rising number of applications
Arranging and paying for a funeral: The things you need to know
What happens if a beneficiary cannot be found?
What happens to property when someone dies?
When is probate required? An overview of UK financial institution thresholds
Life insurance: is it subject to probate?
What is the difference between probate and estate administration?
8 life events that should trigger a Will update
How much Inheritance Tax is payable to HMRC on a deceased person's estate?
5 steps to creating a simple digital estate plan
Why are inheritance disputes on the rise?
Understanding Inheritance Tax & allowances
Celebrity deaths: Lessons for effective estate planning
What can go wrong with the DIY probate approach?
Rules of intestacy: What happens when you die without a Will
What to do when someone dies and how COVID-19 has changed processes
Complex intestacies: Why you should leave a Will
Dying matters: Selecting the Executors of your Will
What will happen to Prince Philip’s multimillion pound estate?
How to leave your mark: 3 unusual ways to scatter cremation ashes
Ensuring your affairs are in order: The importance of estate planning
Will the Inheritance Tax rate rise to pay for the COVID-19 pandemic?
What happens to your loyalty points when you die?
Football hero, Diego Maradona’s complicated financial legacy
TV & radio presenter, Caroline Flack, left no plans for her £2m estate
Kate Garraway's story shines the spotlight on the importance of an LPA
Video Will witnessing to be made legal in England and Wales
Wills, probate and estate administration in a COVID-19 world
Legacy and in-memory giving set to double by 2045
Inheritance disputes set to increase as more British adults are willing to dispute a Will
The proposal to increase probate fees is dropped
New tax figures contribute to the rising cost of death
Could more changes to Inheritance Tax be on the horizon?
Cohabiting couple families continue to grow
Probate fees from July 2019
The Executor guide: Understanding your role
Who died first? The latest High Court battle over inheritance
Handwritten Will found under sofa cushion in Aretha Franklin’s home
Introducing our new probate and estate administration solutions
Inheritance Tax investigations: Executors liable for mistakes
The Office of Tax Simplification makes more recommendations to simplify Inheritance Tax
Probate applications continue to suffer severe delays
Understanding estate administration: A guide for families
Over £30million in Bitcoin stolen raising concerns about the safety of cryptocurrency
Breaking traditions and marking historical changes: how the royal baby highlights the importance of planning ahead
Probate applications suffer severe processing delays
HM Courts and Tribunals Service centralisation plan to include closing probate registries
The increasing need for end of life care: Can we handle it?
Businessman takes £105million worth of cryptocurrency to his grave
Sir Ken Dodd's lasting legacy avoids Inheritance Tax
The ongoing trend of leaving a digital legacy
HM Courts & Tribunals Service expands online probate application service
Case study: The estate of Mrs J
Electronic dance musician, Avicii, left no plans for his £20 million estate
2018 in review
The Office of Tax Simplification provides recommendations to simplify Inheritance Tax
The government move forward with changes to probate fees
Civil partnerships are set to be extended to mixed-sex couples
4 lessons we can learn from recent high profile deaths
Aretha Franklin reportedly died without a Will, leaving her multimillion pound estate to the rules of intestacy
Cryptocurrency: Understanding what it is and how it could impact future inheritances
Playing the Generation Game: Details of Bruce Forsyth's Will revealed
Why is the cost of death rising?
The risks and responsibilities of an Executor or Administrator: How to avoid a hefty Inheritance Tax bill
The royal wedding: The impact of marriage and changing family structures on Wills and estate administration
Prince’s heirs petition mismanaged money as legal fees escalate, leaving little to pass on
Bereavement damages only for married couples could be a thing of the past
Disputes over inheritance – ‘Modern life’ to blame?
Does the legal sector need to be more transparent about pricing?
New year, new Will?
What ever happened to the government’s new ‘death tax’?
In the news: Estate decimated by legal fees
Sir Bruce Forsyth - playing the Generation Game
Leave more for your loved ones. Plan ahead and make future savings.
Prince’s siblings will inherit his $200 million estate following a year long legal battle
Baby boomers unaware of risks of intestacy
Debt higher than savings for over 50s
Proposed probate fee increases scrapped ahead of General Election
Could the increase in probate fees be unlawful?
The majority of the population wants financial advice to deal with their retirement
Millions of Brits banking on inheritance windfalls
Remember a charity week 2016
Record number of charitable legacies left in 2015
Government makes changes to Inheritance Tax rules for non-doms
Judge overturns Will after brothers challenge its validity
Why is it important to talk about dying?
Britain’s top billionaire avoids huge Inheritance Tax bill
I’ve been named as an executor. What does this mean?
A quick guide to Inheritance Tax
Going the extra mile for our customers
Keeping your Will safe - Why is it important?
As an executor, am I personally liable?
What’s involved in the estate administration process?
What happens to your estate if you die without a Will?
First steps after death
How to deal with Trusts in Wills
Citizen’s Advice reports sharp rise in queries regarding intestate estates
What needs to be done when someone dies? The importance of administering the estate
What happens to your digital legacy when you die?
Why should I prepare a Will?
What is a LPA and how would it help me?
Lucian Freud’s estate uses portrait to offset Inheritance Tax bill
Could there be a battle ahead over Prince’s fortune?
Lynda Bellingham’s sons taking legal action to challenge her Will
Significant increase in homeowners liable for Inheritance Tax
70% want to leave a legacy for their grandchildren
How Kings Court Trust ensures that your inheritance is safe
Inheritance Tax payments jump to record levels
Could the rise in number of unmarried couples be linked to increased Will disputes?
96% of executors are unaware of their legal liability
Cost of funerals driving families into debt
Kings Court Trust’s response to the planned reform of Grant of Probate fees
Majority of people unaware of risks posed by DIY Wills
Change in Scottish legislation could impact validity of Wills
Rise in probate fees could see bereaved families struggle
Rise in public awareness sees more LPAs granted
Charities to appeal decision in Ilott inheritance case
Grieving families face significant rise in probate fees
Rock star or not, everyone needs a Will
9/10 customers would recommend us to a loved one
The emotional stress of dealing with a bereavement
Merry Christmas From Kings Court Trust
Average cost of professionally written Wills drop
The risk of miscalculating your Inheritance Tax - You could be branded a criminal
Regulation of Will writing popular amongst the public
UK Councils pick up £1.7m bill for so-called 'paupers funerals'
Banks change limits on monetary releases following death
Labour makes calls for significant changes to Inheritance Tax Laws
Can I reclaim inheritance tax on my father's shares now that the value has fallen?
Charity supporters update their Wills at 10,000 feet!
The Responsibilities of Becoming an Executor
Lower inheritances leading to more disputes and fraud cases
Bereavement Services - The modern approach to supporting your clients
How to manage your estate in the digital age
Kings Court Trust Helps to Develop Government Framework for New Probate Apprenticeship
The most peculiar Will requests
Inheritance Tax relief on charitable donations leading to more contested Wills
DIY Wills "could cause family disputes" warns legal expert
Ten of the strangest Wills of all time
Legacy income boost for charities
President of Gabon to give away inheritance
Do you fully understand the new Inheritance Tax (IHT) regulations?
Over 33% of Brits reliant on inheritance for financial future
The new Inheritance Tax rules - Good news or too complicated to understand?
272-year-old legacy could see teenage boys receive £20,000
Landmark Ilott ruling may boost demand for professional Will writing
More than 16% of over 60s leave a charitable donation in their Will
Daughter excluded from mother's Will wins £164k inheritance in landmark case
Businessman leaves £8m worth of Ferraris to RNLI in Will
British public failing to make inheritance plans
Do you still need a foreign Will to cover your European holiday home?
What Not to Do When Estate Planning
Man hides inheritance from government to claim benefits
How a cheap Will could leave your family in ruins
How a £90 Will from Barclays cost a woman half her father's house
What do our Wills say about us?
Thousands of UK families to miss out on IHT break
Charities win landmark legal battle over 'death bed gift'
Fake Will salesman jailed
Cinderella-like figure has £120k Inheritance stolen from half-sisters
Dying Matters Awareness Week: 18-24 May 2015
Long-term estate planning - the new norm?
25% of Brits won't leave an inheritance
Unregulated probate providers a risk to elderly individuals
Blackadder actress' Will leaves fortune to be divided amongst children
Councillor found guilty of defrauding disabled brother out of inheritance
Landowners offered new route to protect their land for future generations
Heir of multi-millionaire jailed for IHT evasion
What Exactly is a Will?
Artwork from Lucien Freud estate left to UK galleries
How Inheritance Tax (IHT) could be made fairer for all
Probate lawyer wins revolutionary Inheritance case
New IHT rules herald changes to Wills
When William Herd died he left £300,000 but his only son never saw a penny: Why you must write a Will
Facebook Legacy Contacts Now Available
First Steps After a Death
Looking to spend your children's inheritance?
Dying in Leeds one of the highest costs in the country
Will writing services now available on shopping channel
Online Wills searched more than six million times in one month
Older separating couples failing to update Wills
The effects of unregulated Will writing highlighted
Case Study: 'Wills on Fire!'
Reforms to IHT promised by conservatives ahead of general election
Daughter of pilot enters into row with MoD regarding IHT
Mother revealed to have stolen £20k of daughter's inheritance
Millions of Wills now available online
Lack of Dementia Diagnoses Leading to Rise in Will Disputes
Legacy of Victorian Explorer Discovered by English Law Firm
IHT Discussed in Autumn Statement
IHT Break Estate Criticised for Limiting Public Access to Land
Beneficiaries of Farm Permitted to Sell Land Despite Will Dispute
Cohabitants Could Inherit Nothing Under New Intestacy Laws
Inheritance Tax for Council Tenants
Baby Boomers Likely to Spend Inheritance Rather Than Save
35% of Over 50s Have No Will