As with other legal matters, the trouble with inheritance law is that you receive an education only when you’re in the middle of a problem. It’s often then too late to change your choices.
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Are you not thinking of having “keep on running” play at your memorial service?
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What’s this! Free drinks!
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You think? In Yorkshire?
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Pint of Theakstons, he’s paying, where’s he gone? Oh he’s no longer with us.
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It got complex … mum had always told us that there was a codocil added to protect all four of us.
As it turns out the appended codocil only meant that if they both died within 30 days of each other the joint will stood … after that the survivor had carte blanche to do as they wished. An oversight on mum’s part.
I did take advice but was advised I wouldn’t win … stepkids have no rights in law… all four of us were stepkids. It’s just that one was a lot cleverer and cunning than the rest of us.
Inheritances and wills cause unbelievable bother amongst family members.
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No, this one Annie…
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Good luck with that d00d… 
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Good choice, Foxy, it suits you.
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Thanks Dachs, and a very happy Christmas to you and yours…
Strange to think that my life has been so ordered over the years, but I’ve never considered a bucket list…My whole life has been my ‘bucket list’ and there are so many loose ends concerning my demise and apart from a will, I will just shuffle away quietly and hope no one notices…
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Hi
A word of Caution.
You need to keep checking.
My will was done by a large reputable company who I also appointed as my executors.
Everything legal and stored online, easily accessible and perfectly legal.
It also included a letter of intent to explain why everything was going to my son.
There will be no Inheritance tax to pay, everything done properly.
They were taken over by another UK Company , not an issue.
That UK Company has now been taken over by an American Private Investment Company.
The Will and Letter of Intent are still online.
The issue is release fees for any changes and answering any queries.
Like Vets Bills they have hugely increased.
The Executor fees they charge have increased by 400% as have their additional fees for any queries there may be or even putting the house on the Market.
When you die and you live on your own, the house insurance needs changing, it is unoccupied, the gas, electric and water still needs to be paid and you still need to get the garden looked after to get a good price.
All this is still possible if you have an agreeable Bank, not all are, some only release enough for funeral expenses.
Your money is frozen when you dies and Probate can now take up to a year.
I have a busy month ahead, download the Will and letter of Intent.
Change to new executors, relist it, new witnesses etc etc.
Please take care of things like this.
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A Merry Christmas to you and yours, too, Bob. I’ve also felt most comfortable when I could be sure that I was living under the radar. Was not always possible but I’ve never been a man for lavish celebrations.
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It’s a wonderful laidback attitude to life to have Foxy.
Do you never ever get stressed?
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I wrote my own will after getting a book about wills from the library. It is basically very simple, my kids divide everything equally among themselves, if one of then predeceases me their share goes to their kids if they have any. My daughter is executor.
A while later I got my solicitor to read it, he said it was fine and very clear.
In an accompanying letter I said I didn’t want a funeral but a wake however, as I said elsewhere, my daughter has already vetoed that. The letter remains with the will but hey ho…
BTW I am a bit peeved about my solicitor, I was one of his first clients after he graduated and over the years he has done varied conveyancing and legal tasks for me (like two divorces and several investment properties). Last time I went to see him about a power of attorney he announced he was retiring, now I have some fella I don’t know who took over his practice. 
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It’s possible Morty, but unlikely…
Sometimes frustrated for the things I can no longer do, but thankful for the things I still can…
A happy Christmas to you and Mr M…
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Stay friends with him and get free legal advice!
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best way to live
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Good idea, avoid all those Microwaves
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Hi
Living under the radar is not easy, there are a lot of misconceptions and you need a very detailed knowledge of the law in the Country where you are living and if the person you are interested in lives abroad, the law in that land.
There are protections here in the UK.
I will start a new thread about snooping by Big Brother and how it affects
You may find it interesting.
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I just think of it as living a quiet life where you are not conspicuous
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