Calls For A Complete Ban On The Trade In Ivory In the effort to control the legal sale of ivory, there is an increasing regulatory and legal squeeze being placed upon Auctioneers and Antique Dealers throughout the UK and Worldwide. With calls for a complete ban … [Read more...]
Stigmatized Property
Stigmatized Property In real estate, stigmatized property is property which buyers or tenants may shun for reasons that are unrelated to its physical condition or features.These can include death of an occupant, murder, suicide, serious illness such as AIDS, and … [Read more...]
Don’t Know Where To Start? We Offer The Total Solution For Probate And Property Valuation Services
There is never anything easy about losing a family member or close friend. Not only are you trying process your loss, but if you’ve been named as executor, you now have mountains of paperwork to deal with in addition to the deceased property and its contents. To avoid … [Read more...]
Probate Headache? Why An Accurate Valuation Of The Property Is Critical
Dealing with a bereavement means handling many things, not the least of which is disposing of the deceased’s property according to their Will. However, before any of the estate can be inherited, a valuation of the property of the deceased needs to be established and … [Read more...]
How Much Does A Probate Valuation Cost?
When a person dies, they typically leave behind a tangled mess of money, property, possessions, bonds, shares and debts. Collectively, the deceased person's effects are known as their estate, and according to UK law, inheritance tax is sometimes due on the value of the … [Read more...]
How Much Do Probate Services Cost?
If you are reading this you may well have found yourself in the unexpected position of being the executor of a will and having to sort out the probate process on behalf of a deceased friend or relative. This article is primarily concerned with helping you calculate how … [Read more...]
Probate Guide – Do Life Policies Form Part Of An Estate?
Do life policies form part of an estate? Life insurance policies, like other assets in an estate, will normally be part of a deceased person’s estate, and, as a result, a substantial part of the proceeds of a policy can be taken in order to pay IHT liabilities. It … [Read more...]
Important Caterpillar Club Badge Given To Disabled Aircraft Survivors
"I have just found this small caterpillar brooch wrapped in a piece of old newspaper" commented one of the Avery Associates team of valuers during a recent chattels valuation being undertaken by the company. It was music to the ears of his colleague who immediately … [Read more...]
Chattels & Probate – The Valuation And Disposal Of Household Goods And Possessions Can Be A Minefield
The Problems Facing A Professional Probate Adviser The valuation and disposal of household goods and personal possessions can be a minefield for the professional adviser, but there are also opportunities to save significant tax payments. This is particularly so after … [Read more...]
Is it Critical For Executors to Get a Professional Valuation For Probate
The majority of executors that have instructed us to carry out either a property or house contents valuation for probate, expressed great concern in ensuring that those valuations are accurate and going to be provided by a reputable and experienced firm using RICS … [Read more...]
