Jen is a Solicitor and Chartered Legal Executive. She has contributed extensively to various legal blogs and publications, including LexisPSL and the Legal Executive Journal, in addition to providing commentary for the Law Gazette. She holds a Masters in Law with Distinction and was Highly Commended by CILEX in 2018 for her private client expertise.
Civil partnerships are now an option for opposite-sex couples, providing the choice of a formal union without any religious connotations. Cohabitees may wish to give this new possibility some thought since they have few legal rights and, contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a ‘common law marriage’. The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 came into force on the 2nd December 2019. Since then, opposite sex couples in England and Wales have been able to enter …
The portion of your estate that your spouse or civil partner will inherit if you fail to make a Will is set to change on 6th February 202 – but allowing your estate to pass on intestacy is unwise.
Many people include a charitable gift in their Will, knowing that charities depend heavily on such giving. We look at the Inheritance Tax implications.
If you inherit a property and sell it for less than the value you provided to the tax man for Inheritance Tax purposes, you could claim back the overpaid tax.
