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Archives for July 2019

Over Half Hong Kong Adults Are Compulsive Hoarders

July 28, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Hong Kong became a British territory in 1842 after a spat over opium, although China got the land back in 1997. However, the special administrative region is still firmly British in terms of many ways of doing things. Woofoo Social Enterprise has been trying to convince … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: half hong kong adults are hoarders, hoarded house clearance, hoarding and shopping disorder, oniomania (shopaholic disorder), Woofoo Social Enterprise, Woofoo’s 2017 Survey

How Intestacy Rules Apply Where There Is No Will

July 28, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Intestacy refers to the situation of an estate when the deceased person left no will (or diligent effort failed to find their testament). If there is a will, but it only mentions a few assets then the balance of that estate is intestate too. However, either of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: intestacy rules for England and Wales, intestacy rules require debt must be settled first, probate valuation guide, UK Intestacy Rules, Welsh Intestacy Law

What to Do After a Loved One Dies (Part 2)

July 28, 2019 By Richard Farrell

This is the second post in a three-part series about handling the paperwork after a loved one died, and entrusted the sad task to you. You may have never actually spoken about it. However as their partner you have decided it is your sad duty to follow through. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: administering an estate, distributing a deceased estate, finding a will, probate valuation guide

Did the UK Wills Act of 1837 Pass Its Use-By-Date?

July 28, 2019 By Richard Farrell

The year 1837 was an interesting, even a momentous one. Any British schoolkid may remember that was the year Victoria became United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, and Defender of the Faith. The government launched an enquiry into the possibility of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: abolition of pillories and stocks, probate valuation guide, The 1677 Statute of Fraud, the Statute of Wills in 1540., uk wills act of 1837

Living Safely Does Not Necessarily Mean Stopping Hoarding

July 28, 2019 By Richard Farrell

You’re a compulsive hoarder and you came to this site expecting us to tell you to clear out your home. We are not going to offer that standard, one-size fits-all advice to chuck everything away. That’s because we understand that hoarding relieves the stress you feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: clearing a hoarded house, death caused by hoarding, fridge hoarding singapore, hoarding gets worse as you get older, Sim Buay Pak dies from hoarding

What to Do After a Loved One Dies (Part 3)

July 27, 2019 By Richard Farrell

This is the third and final post about closing out a loved one’s estate. In our imagination your partner passed away leaving you to tidy up what they left behind. However, our advice is broad-reaching and should apply to almost every estate in the UK, and further … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: executors are merely custodians, grant of probate, probate guide, What to Do After a Loved One Dies

Half UK Adults Are Yet to Make a Will – Does This Really Matter?

July 27, 2019 By Richard Farrell

It may not matter at all to the deceased - unless they are able to look down ‘from above’ and tut-tut about what happens ‘below’. However, it could cause chaos to those left behind as they struggle to make sense of what to do next. The burden of deciding usually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: british dont make wills, importance of making a will, leaving a will, probate guidance

Solicitor Who Jumped the Probate Gun Pays £15,000 Fine

July 27, 2019 By Richard Farrell

One needs to be extra careful when handling funds in the estate of an ultra-high net-worth foreign national, as a London solicitor discovered. He sent £1.575 million to the widow while a dispute was raging according to Legal Futures. For his trouble, the Solicitors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: probate solicitor gets £15000 fine, probate valuation guide, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, uk intestacy law

Hoarding in the Context of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

July 27, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Obsessive compulsive disorder gives rise to obsessions and compulsions that are more marked than the ‘average person’ in society experiences. Obsessions happen inside our minds and are signs of being fixated about something. We’ll separate the two and consider … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compulsive Hoarding Tagged With: clearing a hoarded house, Focusing on keeping things tidy, Hoarding and / or collecting things, Repeating the same activity over and over, symmetrical and orderly, Washing and cleaning endlessly

Reclaim the PPI That a Deceased Person Paid

July 26, 2019 By Richard Farrell

Payment protection insurance (PPI) was a neat little upsell lenders used to have in the UK. It wasn’t always clear you were buying PPI, and some lenders were making as much money as the insurers. Whatever the case - fair or not - the UK government decided you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: claim back ppi for the deceased, good morning britain, martin lewis talks about ppi, probate guidance, probate valuation golders green, probate valuation news

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