"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...
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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...
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...
From Strength to Strength: Arthur Brooks on the owner’s second curve
Somewhere over America, late at night, a social scientist working on his laptop overheard an elderly man telling his wife that he might as well be dead. When the lights came up on landing, he recognised the man — a national hero, admired for decades. The pilot shook...
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...
TLDR: Know your numbers — the free NHS Health Check
The NHS Health Check is a free check-up of your heart and circulation for adults aged 40 to 74 in England who have not already been diagnosed with conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease or high blood pressure. You should be invited every five...
Making Tax Digital for landlords: what quarterly reporting means
For most of the last three decades, a landlord's relationship with HMRC has followed a familiar rhythm: keep the receipts in a folder, hand them to the accountant after the tax year ends, sign the return, pay the bill by 31 January. That rhythm has now changed for a...
Care Planning: Protecting Choice and Family Assets
A move into care is rarely only about care. It can affect the family home, rental property, business income, decision-making and the inheritance you intended to leave behind. Effective care planning puts arrangements in place before health declines, so your wishes...
Top Reasons Wills Get Challenged in the UK
A will can look perfectly clear on paper yet still become the centre of a painful family dispute. For business owners, property investors and families with significant assets, understanding the top reasons wills get challenged is not about expecting the worst. It is...
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.