Estate Planning
General guides on planning your estate and protecting your family
Your Digital Legacy: What Happens to Your Online Life When You Die (2026)
In 2026 the average UK adult has 100+ online accounts, crypto and years of cloud photos. Here’s how to stop your digital life vanishing — and what your will must say.
10 min readEstate Planning Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Protecting Your Family
New to estate planning? Learn the essentials: wills, LPAs, inheritance tax, and how to protect your family. Simple guide for UK residents.
13 min readEstate Planning for Blended Families: Protecting Everyone You Love
Estate planning guide for step-families. Learn how to provide for your spouse while protecting your children's inheritance in a blended family.
13 min readEstate Planning for Young Families: Protecting Your Children
Essential estate planning guide for parents with young children. Learn about guardianship, life insurance, trusts, and how to protect your family's future.
10 min readWhat Happens to My House If I Go Into a Care Home?
Worried about losing your house to care home fees? Learn exactly what happens to your property, when it can be taken, and the legal ways to protect it.
12 min readWhat Happens If Both Parents Die at the Same Time?
As a parent, your worst fear needs a plan. Learn who would look after your children, what happens to your home, and how to make sure your wishes are followed.
10 min readCan My Ex Get My House If I Die?
Worried your ex-spouse or ex-partner could inherit your home? Learn how to protect your property and ensure it goes to who you actually want.
8 min readCan I Stop My House Being Sold to Pay for Care?
Worried about losing your family home to care fees? Learn the legal ways to protect your property and what actually works (and what doesn't).
10 min readHow Do I Avoid Inheritance Tax Legally?
Want to reduce your inheritance tax bill legally? Learn proven strategies that work, from gifting rules to trusts and reliefs most people miss.
11 min readWe Live Together — Does My Partner Have Any Rights If I Die?
Living together but not married? Your partner has almost no automatic inheritance rights. Learn what actually happens and how to protect them.
8 min readDo Stepchildren Have a Right to Inherit?
Worried about your stepchildren's inheritance rights? Learn what stepchildren are and aren't entitled to, and how to include or exclude them from your estate.
8 min readCan I Put My House in Trust for My Children?
Want to protect your home for your children? Learn about property trusts, when they work, when they don't, and better alternatives.
9 min readCan I Leave Money Directly to My Grandchildren?
Want to leave inheritance directly to grandchildren, bypassing their parents? Learn how to do it, tax implications, and how to protect young beneficiaries.
8 min readWhat Happens to My Pension When I Die?
Wondering what happens to your pension pot if you die? Learn about death benefits, who inherits, and how to make sure your pension goes to the right person.
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