Can I get life insurance聽if I have a mental health condition?聽 When it comes to life insurance policies and mental health, insurers might be hesitant to offer cover to those who have either a long history or a one-off experience with a mental health condition.聽This year saw a number of cases reported where life insurance […]
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Can you keep your Will private after you die? Once you鈥檙e dead, and Probate is needed, your Will becomes a public document. This means anyone can apply for a copy, whether you鈥檙e a celebrity or you鈥檝e lived as a hermit for the last 20 years. This might affect the way you go about writing your […]
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What happens to your digital property after you die? Most of your digital assets, what we might call property, don’t actually belong to you and can’t be passed on after you die. Here鈥檚 a look at the kinds of digital property you鈥檙e likely to have accumulated throughout your life that you won’t be able to […]
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Which generation is the least likely to talk about death? When it comes to talking about death, some age groups are better at it than others. A recent survey by Independent Age outlined that half of people aged between 40 and 64 – those known as the 鈥渟andwich generation鈥� – said they didn鈥檛 feel comfortable […]
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Where will your medical data go after you die? You might think that you can鈥檛 get more personal than your medical records – they鈥檙e your life鈥檚 history told through antibiotics prescriptions, recurring colon inflammation and UTI鈥檚. But with medical records comes a whole load of data stored on NHS databases, and this information no longer […]
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Paying council tax after someone dies Council tax is the cornerstone of every month鈥檚 utility bill review, and often the bane of many people’s existence. But after a partner dies, or if you go into hospital for a short time before you die, you鈥檒l be eligible for a council tax reduction. Here鈥檚 a look at […]
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