by johnireland | Legal Spotlight
If you die without a will in England or Wales, a rigid set of rules decides who inherits — and the result often shocks families. Your spouse gets personal possessions plus the first £322,000 and half the remainder. Your children share the rest. If your estate includes...
by johnireland | Articles
When the Law Decides for You If you die without a valid will in England or Wales, the law decides who inherits your estate. There is no discretion, no flexibility, and no room for what you might have wanted. A rigid set of rules — known as the intestacy rules —...
by johnireland | Wellness Corner
72% of UK adults have never discussed inheritance with their parents. The silence is driven by the death taboo, the money taboo, fear of conflict, and guilt about complex family situations. But avoiding the conversation does not prevent conflict — it creates it....
by johnireland | Articles
In a 2023 survey by Schroders, 72% of UK adults said they had never discussed inheritance with their parents. Not how much they might receive. Not when. Not under what conditions. And certainly not why. This silence is not accidental. It is deeply embedded in British...
by johnireland | Articles
Sideways disinheritance is the term used when assets intended for one family end up passing to another — typically when a surviving spouse remarries or enters a new relationship after the first spouse’s death. It is one of the most common and most devastating...
