Silver Lining Wins Award for second year running
We at Silver Lining Estate Planning, are delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded Best Estate Planner – East Anglia in the 2016 AI Magazine Legal Awards. These awards are given to commend outstanding work throughout the legal world during the past 12 months and recognise excellence within specialist areas of the law. Nominated by…
Outrage at proposals to increase Probate Fees
I was sent an link to an article in the Daily Telegraph over the weekend which I thought was a joke at first. There was a story about a proposal to increase the fees which are paid to apply for a Grant of Probate; not very interesting until you see that some estates will pay…
New Training Course – Will writing for Financial Advisors
We have partnered with IFAs, mortgage brokers and accountants for the last 11 years. We believe we understand their needs, and how Wills and Estate Planning can help them grow their businesses. We have now run several successful two day courses specifically for professionals in financial services. The next course is on 8-9th March 2016…
Are you Dementia friendly?
This week I became a Dementia Champion as part of the Alzheimer Society’s Dementia Friends initiative. This now allows me to run information sessions where you can a learn little more about what it’s like to live with dementia, and you are then encouraged to decide on one action that you will take as a…
We’ve got a Mountain to Climb
On 4th of October 2014, our whole team is climbing Snowdon via the Miner’s Track route. As Silver Lining Estate Planning is celebrating its 10 year anniversary, we wanted to do something to both mark the occasion and do a bit of good somewhere. So, we are taking on what is (to us anyway) a…
Important Changes to the Rules on Intestacy
The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill has received Royal Ascent and will come into force on 1st October 2014. While this doesn’t sound terribly exciting, it does contain at least two measures which might be seen as improving the rules for how an estate is distributed in somebody dies without a Will (“intestate”). Under current rules…
Opportunities to work with us
P/T Appointment Co-ordinator / Telemarketer – Evenings We are a friendly family business looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team. You are self-motivated, a confident communicator on the phone, target driven, keen to succeed, able to work within a team and have a happy outlook on life. We are an established Will writing…
5 small things that can cause big problems for your current Will
Anybody who has written a Will can tell you the peace of mind that this simple document can bring about. But do you have a false peace of mind with your Will? Here are five things to watch out for: 1) Has your Will been witnessed by two independent people who were both together when…
New dates announced for our ‘Will Writing for Financial Advisers’ Course
We have partnered with IFAs, mortgage brokers and accountants for the last 9 years. We believe we understand their needs, and how Wills and Estate Planning can help them grow their businesses. Having listened to our partners we have developed a two day course specifically for professionals in financial services. The next course is on…
Fees for registering a Lasting Power of Attorney to be reduced to £110
The Office of the Public Guardian has announced that the fee for regsitering a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) or an Enduring power of Attorney (EPA) is to be reduced by £20 to £110 on October 1st. Efficiency savings have made the cut possible. LPAs are important documents which allow you to appoint people you…