Update – Roche Legal has now been informed that the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (“YAS”) has secured an extension to the website www.mapmydefib.co.uk until 31 August 2015! This gives two extra months for as many local businesses in and around York who already have a defibrillator machine on their premises to log this with YAS. Roche …
On Friday, we held our very first Dementia Friends Information Session. Dementia Friends is an initiative by the Alzheimer’s’ Society to help people learn a bit more about Dementia and what it’s like to live with Dementia. Attendees are encouraged to turn their new understanding into action and it’s really easy to do, such as …
Now that the Conservatives have formed a government, what’s next for their planned inheritance tax shake up? During the election campaign, you’ll remember the Tory’s promise to remove family homes worth up to £1m from Inheritance Tax, but what does this really mean and how is it proposed to work? The way Inheritance Tax currently …
It is Dementia Awareness Week from today until the 23 May 2015. We would love to hear from you if you are taking part in any fundraising, or know of any local activities going on, so get in touch. We will also be holding a Dementia Friends information session on the 26 June so watch …
With the season of Goodwill in full swing, we are delighted to tell you that during Will Aid month in November we raised a very respectable £1,140 for the Will Aid charities! These charities are: Actionaid, Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the Children, SAIAF, Sightsavers and Trocaire.
If your Will is not registered, we can register it for you – and in most cases, this is free of charge. As you are aware, writing a Will and regularly reviewing it is one of the most important things you can do for your loved ones. Therefore, ensuring that your family can find it …
From the 1 October 2014, the rules about what happens to your assets if you don’t leave a Will have changed. The rules, although they have been simplified, still mean that if you die without leaving a Will, your affairs may not be dealt with in accordance with your wishes. Briefly, if you die leaving a surviving …
Earlier today we volunteered to help out at the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk in York! We were tasked with assisting those taking part in the sponsored walk by directing them along the way, making sure that no one got lost during the 6 mile route which took in sights like the Minster and Clifford’s Tower. It …
Plans have been halted for the time being to introduce the paperless creation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney. Although there is a partial online system, all LPAs still need to be printed out and signed by hand – and then of course posted to the Office of the Public Guardian to be registered. A …
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There are a number of reasons why you might consider an outright gift to a child in your Will to be a bad idea. The child in question may be bad with money for instance, or they may have a drink or drug problem and you want to protect them from being exposed to the temptation of …
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