In this blog I look at end of life care and quality of life.
Travel Tips
Travel Tips You’ve seen the scenes of airport and rail chaos, as, following the removal of Covid restrictions, we’re spreading our wings again. It hasn’t been good, and no one can say for sure when/if it will improve. This article from The Guardian is full of travel tips around the ongoing travel chaos and flight cancellations. As is this one from The Times. But what neither of them mentions is your Will. Yes – that’s right – your Will. Planning ahead We’ve established that, when you’re going on holiday, there’s tons to think about – and that’s in the best […]
Five Reasons to Update Your Will
Five Reasons to Update Your Will Has some time passed since you got your Wills written? Or have your circumstances changed in any way? Divorce, death, remarriage or a new partnership – all these life events could render your current Will either null and void or, at best, problematic. And you really don’t want that. So here I’m giving you five reasons to update your Will. Your family circumstances have changed The years pass in the blink of an eye, and before you know i,t your toddlers are adults. Then is a good time to get your existing Will reviewed […]
Why Your Parents Need a Lasting Power of Attorney
Why Your Parents Need a Lasting Power of Attorney The short answer to why your parents should put a lasting power of attorney in place is peace of mind. Peace of mind for you and peace of mind for them. An LPA brings reassurance that someone they trust, you, for example, can take charge of their affairs should they become unable to. So, if you hold the position of adult offspring and your parents haven’t yet got an LPA set up, then you need to talk to them. And the sooner the better. Because one never knows, does one? One […]
Make 2022 the Year You Make Your Will!
Make 2022 the Year You Make Your Will! Have you made your Will yet? If not – why not? If the Covid19 pandemic has taught us anything at all, it’s that our very existence is a fragile one. So, this blog is an end-of-year exhortation to you to make 2022 the year you make your Will. Add it to your list of NY resolutions now. Actually, no – don’t add it – put it to the top of the list to deal with the moment you’ve finished sweeping up the Nordman needles and putting the decorations back in the loft! […]