by johnireland | Articles
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...
by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
Your Digital Life Needs an Estate Plan Too The average UK adult has over 100 online accounts. Fewer than 15 per cent of Wills mention digital assets at all. The result: families locked out of email, cryptocurrency lost behind forgotten passwords, and subscriptions...
by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
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...
by johnireland | Articles
Your Online Life Does Not Disappear When You Do When someone dies, their family must deal with far more than a house, a bank account, and a pension. The average UK adult now has over 100 online accounts — from email and social media to streaming services, cloud...
by johnireland | Articles
The Scale of the Problem Despite decades of public awareness campaigns, an estimated 54 per cent of UK adults still do not have a valid will. When someone dies without one — known as dying “intestate” — their estate is distributed according to a rigid set...
