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Category: Lasting Power of Attorney

Beyond the Ultimate Power Couple: Building Your Multi-Generational Family Fortress

At Will Protect, we believe that writing your Will and putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) are the ultimate power couple of estate planning. They are the essential starting points to prevent intestacy and ensure that if you ever lose mental capacity due to sudden illness or injury, control over your healthcare… Continue reading Beyond the Ultimate Power Couple: Building Your Multi-Generational Family Fortress

Estate Planning Essentials: Why a Will and an LPA Are the Ultimate Power Couple

When most people are considering estate planning and protecting their future, they focus on one thing: writing a Will. It’s a classic tick-box exercise. You write down who gets the house, who gets the savings, and maybe who looks after the kids. You sign it, put it in a drawer, and think, “Sorted. My family… Continue reading Estate Planning Essentials: Why a Will and an LPA Are the Ultimate Power Couple

Protecting Your Family Assets: A Simple Guide to UK Estate Planning Services

Legislation affecting wills, taxes, and asset protection in the UK are changing quickly.  Recent updates from the government’s Autumn Budgets mean that traditional ways of protecting your family wealth are being reshaped.  If you own a home, have a pension, or run a business, you face new tax risks that require professional estate planning services… Continue reading Protecting Your Family Assets: A Simple Guide to UK Estate Planning Services

The Family Fortress: Making Sure Your Home and Money Last for Future Generations

The Family Fortress is a structure that defends your estate by bringing together the critical elements of insurance, mortgage protection and estate planning. Your family home is more than just a place to live; it’s the most important part of your financial future and how you pass wealth down to your kids. But keeping it… Continue reading The Family Fortress: Making Sure Your Home and Money Last for Future Generations

Do I Need a Will or LPA Under 40? Absolutely—Here’s Why

Too many people think will writing under 40 is too soon. It doesn’t matter whether you’re 25, 35, or somewhere in between—you are never too young to write a will or set up a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).   If you’re in your 20s or 30s, life is full of change: moving in with… Continue reading Do I Need a Will or LPA Under 40? Absolutely—Here’s Why

LPA: Acting Now to Ensure your wishes are followed

have you considered the risks if you lose mental capacity? An LPA (Lasting Power of Attorney) is a legal document that allows you to appoint someone to make decisions on your behalf if you become unable to do so due to mental incapacity or other circumstances. Not having a valid Lasting Power of Attorney in… Continue reading LPA: Acting Now to Ensure your wishes are followed

Wills, Mental Capacity and Burden of Proof

Establishing mental capacity when you write your will is possibly not something that you would naturally consider. Particularly if you’re writing your will in your younger years (which we firmly believe that you should, by the way), thoughts of diminishing mental capacity and any thoughts of dementia are a long way off. Even in your… Continue reading Wills, Mental Capacity and Burden of Proof

Lasting Powers of Attorney: FAQs

We’ve put together the top 10 most asked questions in this FAQ to help you understand what a Lasting Powers of Attorney are, how it can help you, and when it should be used. Question 1: what are lasting powers of attorney? In the simplest terms, lasting powers of attorney are legal documents that lay… Continue reading Lasting Powers of Attorney: FAQs

Business Continuity and why you should have a Business LPA

Business Continuity planning should include a Business LPA In the last in our series on Lasting Powers of Attorney, we’re looking at business continuity and why you should include a business LPA in your plan. To get up to date on all 3 LPAs we have posted blogs here: Lasting Powers of Attorney: health and… Continue reading Business Continuity and why you should have a Business LPA