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Legal matters if you’re not married to a partner when you die

Legal matters when you鈥檙e not married to a partner The legal side of death is increasingly out of touch with the way a lot of us live. According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people who are in unmarried partnerships is rising, and only set to become 鈥渘ormal鈥�. But the inheritance laws […]

What happens to your cryptocurrency after you die?

What happens to your cryptocurrency after you die? Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses cryptography for security. It鈥檚 generally difficult to counterfeit, or steal, because of this crypto tech. But it also makes whatever digital currency you鈥檝e earned nearly impossible to pass on. While no one knows how long bitcoin will last (some sceptics […]

What are your data privacy rights after you die?

What are your data privacy rights after you die? You might want to make sure your private information remains private after you die. We document our lives digitally all the time; social media, cloud connectivity and location sharing all make our lives easier and more convenient. But when it comes to death, there鈥檚 no legal […]

End of life planning after you’ve lived abroad

End of life planning after you’ve lived abroad If you鈥檝e lived abroad for an extended period of time but are now thinking of moving back to spend your remaining years in the UK, then there are a few procedures to think about. These include passing what鈥檚 known as the Habitual Residence Test, finding out whether […]

What is the Tell Us Once service?

What is the Tell Us Once service? After you’ve told family and friends about a close one鈥檚 death, you鈥檒l also need to tell the many government departments out there that someone鈥檚 died. This might seem like a huge task –  dying doesn鈥檛 just mean dealing with leftover tax but also cancelling a driving license or […]

What is an excepted estate?

What is an excepted estate? An excepted estate is where no inheritance tax needs to be paid. When starting the probate process and dealing with a Will, you鈥檒l need to figure out exactly how much the estate is worth in total. After that, you can work out whether you鈥檙e dealing with an excepted estate. Here鈥檚 […]