Ask most business owners how they are doing and you will hear a number. Turnover is up. Occupancy is at ninety-something per cent. The last quarter was the best yet. Ask them what happens to the business, or the portfolio, on the day they are no longer there, and the...
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Do Business Owners Need a Personal LPA in the UK?
A sudden illness, stroke or accident can leave a business owner unable to make decisions just when the business, staff and family need clear direction. That is why the question, do business owners need personal LPA protection, deserves more than a quick yes or no. For...
Blended Family Wills: Protecting Every Inheritance
A second marriage, children from earlier relationships and a jointly owned home can make even a straightforward estate far more complicated than it first appears. Blended family wills give you the opportunity to provide for your current partner while protecting the...
Witnessing a Will: Rules That Protect Your Wishes
A perfectly drafted will can still create serious problems if the signing process is handled carelessly. Witnessing a will is not a formality to rush through at the kitchen table. It is one of the legal safeguards that helps ensure your wishes can be relied upon when...
TLDR: When a promise overrides your Will
"One day, all this will be yours" can be legally binding. Under proprietary estoppel, if you repeatedly promise a child or employee that they will inherit the farm, house or business, and they rely on it to their detriment — years of low pay, a career given up — the...
TLDR: Brinner v Brinner — executor removed over a family company conflict
In Brinner v Brinner & Ors [2026] EWHC 1462 (Ch), handed down on 16 June 2026, the High Court removed an eldest son as executor of his father's estate and appointed an independent administrator. The father's widow believed he still held hidden beneficial interests...
Brinner v Brinner: when the family business heir cannot be executor
Most people choose their executor with their heart. The eldest son who already runs the business. The daughter who handles the rental portfolio day to day. It feels natural — they know the assets, they know the people, and they will get on with it. In June 2026 the...
Know your numbers: the free NHS Health Check busy owners keep skipping
You would never let the company accounts go five years without a proper look. You would not buy a rental property without a survey. Yet many business owners in their fifties and sixties have no idea what their own blood pressure is, when their cholesterol was last...
Paying inheritance tax before probate: how executors fund the bill
Here is a situation that catches out more families than almost any other part of inheritance tax. The tax has to be paid before the executors can get the grant of probate. But without the grant, most of the money in the estate is locked away. The bank will not release...
Free Estate Planning Guide
Learning how to protect your assets can feel like an overwhelming topic. Our FREE Estate Planning Guide will help you to understand the process and how to get started.