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Archives for May 2019

Are UK Probate Delays Manipulative? Not an Easy Call

May 25, 2019 By Richard Farrell

We’re not making direct insinuations because we don’t have hard evidence to hand. However, one way to find the reason for an unexpected change is to ask who benefits. The Express romped in with the banner headline on May 8, 2019, ‘Probate delay: Bereaved families … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: deliberate probate delay, probate affected by brexit, probate contents valuation, solicitors for the elderly, the new supertax

A Hoarder Named Judy Comes Out the Closet

May 24, 2019 By Richard Farrell

An Australian lady named Judy Nicholas had an achingly deprived childhood it’s hard to come to terms with. She had to take her baths out the back in the open until she was twelve. Things improved after her parents separated, and she had her own bedroom under her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: excessive orderliness, growing up with nothing, hoarder house clearance, hoarder judy nicholas australia, hoarding led to divorce

Three Ways Executors Get into Trouble with Probate Law

May 14, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Being an executor of an estate is a serious responsibility. It should not be taken on lightly, especially if you don’t fully understand the law. That because estate beneficiaries could sue you if they end up being out of pocket. We have heard of cases where quite large … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: avery associates will searching service, executors legal duties, finding a lost will, probate contents valuation, probate valuers will search

Abuse of Privilege When a Beneficiary Robs an Estate

May 9, 2019 By Richard Farrell

When a person makes a will before they die, they trust that someone will implement it according to their wishes. Unfortunately, these things are not as sacred as they were decades ago, if they were ever. Therefore, they would probably protect their interests best if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: estate theft by beneficiaries, grave robbers, piles of cash under the bed, probate contents valuation, will fraud

Did Brexit Re-Awaken Our National Penchant for Hoarding?

May 9, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Kay Neufeld of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has been thinking of asking Mrs May to revoke Article 50 again. This is not a political decision by the managing economist. It’s about the nuts and bolts issues economists revel in. Kay has noticed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: clearing a hoarded house, food hoarding, hoarder house clearance, keeping things "just in Case", tea bag hoarding

The Truth About Hoarding Disorder

May 8, 2019 By Avery Associates

The Truth About Hoarding Disorder Hoarding, or Hoarding Disorder, describes the practice of unduly saving items that others may view as worthless or excessive, and the persistent difficulty getting rid of these possessions. This leads to immoderate clutter, that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: clearing a hoarders house, hoarder house clearance, hoarding and health, house clearance hoarder, the truth about hoarding disorder

Unpacking the Three Stages of Hoarding

May 4, 2019 By Richard Farrell

The three stages of hoarding are first acquiring, then cluttering, and finally an inability to discard things we no longer need. The first step has a great deal to do with the value public perceptions put on consumer goods. The third stage is a process so secretive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: clearing out a hoarder's house, introvert and extrovert hoarders, marketers sales tricks on the mind, social acquisition and hoarding, three stages of hoarding

Probate Tax Still in Commons under Brexit Heat Shield

May 4, 2019 By Richard Farrell

The proposal to impose a heavy tax on dying is still on the House of Commons calendar awaiting approval. Meanwhile the polemic over Brexit continues unabated. The idea of increasing the cost of dying from £215 to as much as £6,000 could therefore become the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: Christina blacklaws says probate fee increase unpopular, closing down of regional probate registries, Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018, probate contents valuation, probate tax on hold during Brexit

Animal Hoarding Can Have Devastating Outcomes

May 4, 2019 By Robert McQueen

The persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value eloquently describes the condition known as hoarding. Moreover, this condition can escalate into compulsive hoarding, an antisocial behavioural pattern that can have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: animal hoarding, dog hoarders house of horrors, hoarder cleanup, hoarder house clearance, rotting animal corpses in Durban hoarders home

UK Inheritance Tax Who Pays at What Rates

May 4, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Inheritance tax is something we would rather do without. However the government has the upper hand and the best we can do is choose any legal wiggle room we can find. If we leave money or other assets our heirs might otherwise have to fork out 40% of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: inheritance tax free allowance, probate contents valuation, Special Inheritance Tax Deals for Spouses, ways to save on inheritance tax, £960 inheritance tax joint allowance

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