Archive for August 2020
Insurance Renewal for Probate Practitioners
Family TV these days has been America’s Got Talent on Netflix . . …….pure escapist schmaltz . . .normally the judges on the show are very positive about the contestants and their efforts apart from the odd planted dud contestant . . .sometimes judges disagree and take a contrary view to positive reviews . .…
Read MoreStamp Duty Reliefs for Farmers
Just a quick reminder on two important stamp duty reliefs for farmers. Young trained farmer is a total relief from stamp duty. It reduces the value to zero. Consanguinity relief reduces the rate to 1%. Both have various conditions attached. One notable condition for young trained farmer relief is the need to have in place…
Read MoreMaps attached to wills – Probate Office Requirements
If you have been on staycation this August, you might have been using Google maps to find that beach, cosy restaurant or house of a distant cousin. Which got me thinking about using maps with wills. Maps can be attached to wills, particularly to identify portions of properties (eg plans on a folio) or a…
Read MoreEnd of CA24 Process
Our days of using paper are over. Just to note that the 4th of September is the last day on which the probate office will accept paper CA24s. So if you are thinking of lodging papers, now is the time to get documents prepared and signed up. See note from the probate office below.
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