Dixon Alderton Law to Offer Cancer Research UK’s Free Will Service
Dixon Alderton Law is proud to have joined Cancer Research UK’s Free Will Service. The Free Will Service helps people aged over 55 to write or update their will free of charge. It also gives guidance for people considering leaving a legacy gift to Cancer Research UK....
Gina Dixon, Director at Dixon Alderton Law, is a qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner with The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) is the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. STEP works to improve public understanding of the issues families face in the areas of family...
Zoe’s Place Make a Will Month
At Dixon Alderton Law we are proud to be working in partnership with Zoe’s Place for their Make a Will Month. Under this scheme instead of paying us to prepare your Will we encourage you to instead make a donation to Zoe’s place. Check out our video for more details:...
Why instruct a solicitor to help with a probate application
When someone dies, a grant of representation is the document the person dealing with the estate (usually the executor or next of kin) needs to obtain in order to confirm their legal status and ability to deal with the estate. If the person who has died left a will...
“I have enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my life – as long as I die next Tuesday!”
Inheritance Tax and gifting In a recent Financial Times article Michael Martin wrote about enjoying your cash while you can and inheritance tax planning. Inheritance tax is certainly an emotive subject – people are understandably upset that their estates could...
Wills and coronavirus
Solicitors have seen a dramatic increase in the number of enquiries from people who want to make a new will, review an existing will or require advice on inheritance tax. ‘Will writing is one of those things on people’s to-do lists that they never get round to doing,...