What We Do
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
Gaining access to someone's Finances if they lose capacity due to illness or accident is a complex and protracted process without a Lasting Power of Attorney. It can make things even more difficult for a spouse,partner or even your children at a time of already major stress. All banking would stop and accounts would be frozen, leaving a household without access to cash, unable to pay bills or service direct debits and standing orders. Read more.
Inheritance Tax, Trusts, and Care Fees
A Trust is most often set up by married couple or civil partners and are aimed at splitting ownership of the family home - known as ‘Tenants in Common” - so that each partner has a half share. Each partners share is left to a trust which comes in existence on the death of the first partner. Read more.
Welfare of Children
If your children are orphaned before they are 18 and you have not specified a guardian in your will the state will appoint one and they may not necessarily be anyone you know or would prefer. Read more.
Expat Wills
Did you know that if you have an 'immoveable asset' such as property or land which you hold outside the UK, then you need a will in that country? Dying intestate – without a will – abroad can cause a number of serious issues which can be hugely time consuming and expensive to resolve. Read more.
Probate
This describes the process for applying for the right to administer the estate of a deceased person. NLSS can advise on how best to carry out this process, act on behalf of executors or act as an appointed executor in the will. Read more.
Your Will
Making your will is probably the most important thing you will ever do. Read more.
Business Trusts
A business can quickly become destabilised and run into financial difficulties if a partner or shareholding director dies. A partners or directors share protection agreement means that in this situation the remaining directors or partners remain in control. Read more.
Secure Document Storage
We all know how easy it is to lose or misplace documents that are kept at home. You know your put them safe somewhere, but where? Did we bring them when we moved house? You know what I mean. Read more.