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Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
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Why don’t you have a Will?

Last year the Treasury gained £53 million from people who died intestate (without making a will).   Only three out of 10 people in the UK have a will.  So why are the majority of us not making a will? We looked at Lucy Townsend’s report for the BBC to see her conclusions.


In this day and age when second and even third marriages are commonplace and couples live together or have children without marrying, it is essential that you should make a will to protect your family from losing out on an inheritance and reduce the risk of financial problems.  We appear to be burying our heads in the sand rather than face up to the thought of dying.  Lucy believes it is our fear of dying that stops us making a will. It is some kind of bad omen.

 

It is true that wills are a form of legal precedent that have been used for many years and so the language used can be daunting for the average lay person, it is this along with having to think about their affairs after they have died that can prove to be too just stressful for some.

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Pickworths Gain Accreditation to Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme

Accredited_CQ_logo_rgbPickworths are one of the first firms to be accepted to the Scheme.  More than 800 firms have applied since the launch, with just 100 having been successfully accredited at the beginning of May.

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Third Party Capture?

If you have been injured in a road traffic accident that wasn’t your fault, you could be missing out on full compensation.

Pickworths have covered this subject before but Third Party Capture worryingly appears to be on the increase with some insurance companies of negligent drivers all too quick to offer you money.

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Marry in haste…

Not long before midnight a young couple on the Thames Embankment got engaged. A spectacular fireworks display followed. This was not in honour of their engagement but to celebrate the start of 2011. I hope the couple have a long and happy marriage. Unfortunately, many who do make the commitment to marry end up divorcing. According to Resolution’s paper on “Family Arrangements” approximately 45% of marriages will end in divorce.    

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