We're delighted to announce that we have been awarded 'Estate Planning Service of the Year' at the North England Prestige Awards 2022/23! The comments included: "The judges praised the empathetic and considerate services on offer at Complete Estate Protection, who take into account the emotional impact

Writing a will is potentially most important document you will ever write. It's an essential document to ensure your savings and assets are distributed and divided how you see fit when you pass away. If you die without a will, or with an invalid will,

In basic terms, an Executor can sell property without the approval of all beneficiaries, but ultimately they have a legal duty bound by the Will to act in the best interests of all beneficiaries If the Will is specific about how the property must be sold

We came across an interesting story, whereby a widow has won half of her late husband’s £1 million estate despite his will entirely excluding her and their four daughters. Harbans Kaur, the widow, married Karnail Singh in 1955. Singh made his will in 2005 before dying

In England and Wales, there are strict rules which decide what should happen with an estate when there is no valid Will in place, or a Will that insufficiently covers all of the estate. The estate is distributed in a fixed order based on the

According to a recent piece of research commissioned by Solicitors for the Elderly, seven out of ten parents across the UK have no legal guardian in place to care for their children in the event of their deaths. The research was carried out ahead of “Update

What is a grant of probate? A Grant of Probate is a grant obtained from the Probate Registry, providing the executors of the deceased's estate the legal power to administer the will in accordance with the deceased's wishes. Once the Grant of Probate has been issued, the

To add to the stress when somebody you love dies, it can be particularly difficult to find out that their Will did not provide enough for you. This could be due to a number of things, including the size of the estate, whether it was

The Society for Trust & State Practitioners (STEP) have highlighted a recent case where an executor faces 3 months in jail for ignoring their duties and failing to act. The Court has ordered the sentence, citing that the defendant deliberately ignored a court order requiring them

How much does probate cost? The cost for obtaining a Grant of Probate is £273 for all applications, except those where the estate is £5,000 or less, where there is no fee to pay. In addition to this cost, you might choose to request that a professional