Your Partner Dies — Who Owns Their Shares Now? Without a plan, your business partner's shares pass through their estate. Their spouse, child, or someone you have never met becomes your new co-owner. They may want to sell immediately, disagree with every decision, or...
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Who Inherits Business Shares on Death?
A business can look secure on paper, yet one unexpected death can leave families, co-directors and shareholders facing immediate uncertainty. If you are asking who inherits business shares on death, the answer is rarely as simple as “the family gets them”. In the UK,...
How to Value Your Business for Exit — The Five Metrics Buyers Actually Care About
Why Most Business Owners Overestimate Their Company’s Value Every business owner has a number in their head — the figure they believe their company is worth. In most cases, that number is too high. Not because the business is poorly run, but because the owner is...
What Happens If Your Business Partner Dies? Why Every Partnership Needs a Cross-Option Agreement
The Scenario Nobody Plans For You have spent years building a business with your partner. You know each other's strengths, trust each other's judgement, and have a shared vision for the company's future. Then one of you dies. Without proper planning, the deceased...
TLDR — Can a Will Be Challenged? The Grounds for Contesting
Will Disputes Have Risen 50 Per Cent in a Decade More complex families, higher property values, and bigger gaps between expectations and reality are driving a surge in contested Wills. Understanding the grounds for challenge — and how to prevent them — protects your...
TLDR — Probate Fees Jump 75 Per Cent From 13 July 2026
What Is Changing From 13 July 2026, the probate application fee in England and Wales rises from £300 to £526 — an increase of more than 75 per cent. The cost of additional copies of the grant falls from £16 to £2 each, but the headline increase is significant. Who Is...
Probate Fees Jump 75 Per Cent From 13 July 2026 — What Executors and Families Need to Know
The Change at a Glance From 13 July 2026, the fee for applying for a grant of probate (or letters of administration) in England and Wales will increase from £300 to £526 — a rise of more than 75 per cent. The increase was announced by the Ministry of Justice and...
Can a Will Be Challenged? The Legal Grounds for Contesting — And How to Make Yours Bulletproof
Will Disputes Are Rising — And Most Could Have Been Prevented The number of contested Will cases in England and Wales has risen by more than 50 per cent over the past decade. The reasons are straightforward: families are more complex than ever, property values have...
TLDR — What Happens if You Die Without a Will
The Problem Around 54 per cent of UK adults do not have a valid will. When someone dies without one, the intestacy rules decide who inherits — and the outcome rarely matches what the deceased would have wanted. Who Gets What Under Intestacy If you are married with...
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