by johnireland | Legal Spotlight
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...
by johnireland | Articles
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...
by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
Estate planning failures are often administrative rather than legal. Families frequently inherit confusion, delays and financial friction because asset information, liabilities and ownership structures were never organised during the owner’s lifetime. Most estate...
by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
Estate problems are not always caused by tax. Increasingly, the greatest delays arise from fragmented information, inaccessible accounts and incomplete asset records that leave families struggling to identify what exists. Modern wealth rarely sits in one place. A...
by johnireland | Legal Spotlight
Personal guarantees attached to borrowing, leases, and commercial agreements can materially affect estate administration and reduce family wealth if left unmanaged. A director’s estate can appear exceptionally strong on paper while remaining dangerously exposed...
