When you make your will, you may wonder whether or not you also need to write a letter of wishes. The key distinction is that your will is a legally binding document. While a letter of wishes is not legally binding, it can offer flexibility and guidance to executors...
Pictured are Steve Waters, Associate Solicitor – Wollens, Laura Sellick-Tague, Associate Lawyer – Wollens, Martin Smith, Rotary Club and Clive Meredith, Practice Director – Wollens. Supporting the local community has always been an intrinsic part of...
Leaving a valid will where you have appointed an executor is the best way to ensure that your wishes and your estate is dealt with as you would want after you have died. However, the role of executor comes with many duties and responsibilities that may feel daunting...
Wollens Trainee Solicitor Kieran McDermott Wins Gold at ITF European Championships Kieran McDermott, a talented trainee solicitor at Wollens, has made waves by clinching a gold medal at the prestigious ITF European Championships, held recently in Cardiff. This...
Buy-to-let properties have become a common feature of many people’s investment portfolio, and so it is becoming increasingly common for executors to have to deal with a rental property in an estate after someone has died. If you have been asked to be an executor of an...
Cate Jewell is by day driven by the needs of her family clients, advising on family and children matters which she has been doing for 20+ years. She represent parents in pre-proceedings (PLO) with the local authority and within complex care proceedings through the...
