Claire Clarke

To appoint a person or persons to make decisions for you if you should lose mental capacity, you need to do so using a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). There are two types of LPA, one to appoint people to make decisions about your property and affairs,...

As a Private Client solicitor with quite a few years' experience under my belt, I find that generally younger people put off making wills unless a particular event prompts them to do so. I always advise everyone to make a will since it provides...

When contemplating their overall Inheritance Tax position, many people believe the current Inheritance Tax threshold is now £1 million. It might therefore surprise some of you to learn that the basic Inheritance Tax nil rate band allowance is...

One of the most common misunderstandings that clients have about funding residential care... “If we sign our property over to our children, after seven years it cannot be used to fund residential care”. It is possible to make an outright gift...

With the lifting of Covid restrictions this year is likely to be a bumper one for weddings. Whilst couples enjoy planning their nuptials, they often overlook one of the most important considerations when entering a marriage – what will happen to their...