GHP Insights

News, Q&As and Press Releases From Our Team

Q&A How does a financial split work in a divorce?

We have been married for 37 years. We have two grown up children who have left home and now have their own homes and families. With the children gone, I feel there is no point in my husband and I staying together any longer as these days we live totally separate lives.

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Q&A Will my children have to pay tax when they inherit my estate?

I have a Will, but it was made several years ago and of course the value of everything has gone up so much since I made it. I own my own home and I also have £150,000 in savings.  Will my adult children receive the full amount, or will they have to pay tax?

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Q&A Is the Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) I created in 2005 still valid?

I had an Enduring Power of Attorney drawn up after my husband died in 2005. My younger brother is my attorney. Is this still valid and is there any need for me to change it to a Lasting Power of Attorney, which all my friends seem to have?

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Q&A How do you make changes to a Will?

I made a Will more than twenty years ago, but since then a few things have become irrelevant..... Can I just make some changes by way of a codicil? Or do I need to make a whole new Will?

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Q&A Mum fell and was injured when bus pulled off before she sat down. Could she claim compensation?

My mother, who suffers with rheumatoid arthritis and uses a walking stick, fell when the bus driver pulled away sharply before she was safely seated. She suffered a broken hip and dislocated shoulder.... 

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Q&A What licences would we need to run a boutique hotel

....my wife and I are thinking of buying a large property that was once a pub and refurbishing it as a boutique hotel. What kind of licences would we need to obtain?

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Q&A I have cancer. I am a single parent. How can I protect my children’s future?

When my parents died, I inherited the family home and now, as a single parent, I live there with my three children. In December 2021 I was diagnosed with colon cancer......

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