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Our digital life will last beyond our own life. As our lives become more and more digitised, we are creating a new category of personal property, that is, digital assets. This includes online accounts, photos, music and emails. There are three areas generally identified – to think about and prepare for – when it comes …
Statistics quoted by the Institute of Fundraising indicate that, though 58% of the UK population give to charity during their lifetime, only 7% leave a bequest or legacy to charity in their will (mentioned in this pdf download, entitled “Legacies (in 60 minutes)”). The problem with considering leaving something to charity in our will probably stems …
Would you be willing to support a scheme to donate money to The Oaks? It was as a result of the campaign for a Hospice in Moray during the 1990s that The Oaks was built on the western outskirts of Elgin. It opened in 2003. It is administered by NHS Grampian and provides specialist care …
One of Grigor & Young’s employees in our Elgin Private Client Department, Carol Holmes (née Brown), has recently become registered as a full member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP). With effect from February 2016, Carol is not only an Executry Paralegal but also a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner, having completed STEP’s …
We know about the importance of having a Will if you die, but what about if you lose mental capacity? – say, if you have a stroke or an accident. When a relative loses mental capacity, it can be an awkward business organising their finances. It’s an issue which The Martin Lewis Money Show (ITV, …
As Kate watched Tom drive off from outside their house that bleak Moray morning, it was the last time she would ever see him alive. As usual, as he was leaving the house, he had kissed her and she had told him to “take care”. An important question for all of us Have you considered …
