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🏡 YOU’VE MADE YOUR WILL. BUT WHO’S GOING TO SORT EVERYTHING OUT WHEN YOU’RE GONE?Most people spend time thinking about w...
16/10/2026

🏡 YOU’VE MADE YOUR WILL. BUT WHO’S GOING TO SORT EVERYTHING OUT WHEN YOU’RE GONE?

Most people spend time thinking about who should inherit their house, savings and possessions.

But there’s another important decision.

WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE YOUR WISHES ARE CARRIED OUT?

That’s the role of your executors.

In England and Wales, an executor is someone appointed in your Will to administer your estate after your death.

And it’s a bigger responsibility than many people realise.

❤️ WHAT DOES AN EXECUTOR ACTUALLY DO?

Depending on your circumstances, their responsibilities can include:

🏡 Dealing with your property – Identifying, managing and, where necessary, arranging the sale or transfer of assets.

💷 Managing your finances – Locating bank accounts, investments and other assets.

📋 Dealing with debts and taxes – Ensuring outstanding liabilities are addressed before distributing the estate.

📜 Applying for probate – Obtaining a Grant of Probate where required.

❤️ Distributing your inheritance – Making sure the estate is distributed according to your Will, subject to legal obligations.

BUT HERE’S SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE DON’T REALISE…

Your executor doesn’t have to be a solicitor.

You can appoint a trusted family member, friend or professional.

An executor can also be someone who benefits from your Will.

However, administering an estate can involve considerable paperwork, financial responsibility and potentially difficult family situations.

That’s why choosing the right people matters.

AND WHAT IF YOUR CHOSEN EXECUTOR CAN’T ACT?

You can appoint more than one executor and name replacements in your Will.

Planning ahead can help avoid unnecessary complications for your loved ones.

A WELL-DRAFTED WILL DOESN’T JUST SAY WHO INHERITS. IT ALSO HELPS PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN CHARGE.

At LPA Professionals, I help individuals and families put properly drafted Wills in place, including appropriate executor appointments.

🏆 Winner – Best Personal Estate Planning Service, Northern Enterprise Awards 2026.

📞 0113 476 0243

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.

🏥 YOU’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS. BUT DID YOU KNOW YOUR SPOUSE DOESN’T AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO MAKE MEDI...
15/10/2026

🏥 YOU’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS. BUT DID YOU KNOW YOUR SPOUSE DOESN’T AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS FOR YOU?

It’s something many families don’t realise until they’re faced with a difficult situation.

Imagine an accident or serious illness leaves you unable to make decisions about your own care.

Who would make those decisions?

❤️ YOUR SPOUSE? YOUR CHILDREN? YOUR CLOSEST RELATIVE?

Being married or related to someone doesn’t automatically give you legal authority to make their healthcare decisions.

Without a Health & Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney, healthcare professionals may need to make decisions in your best interests, consulting those close to you where appropriate.

BUT THERE IS A WAY TO PLAN AHEAD.

A Health & Welfare LPA allows you to choose people you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you lose the mental capacity to make those particular decisions.

Depending on the authority you give them, your attorneys may be able to make decisions about:

🏥 Medical treatment – Giving or refusing consent to treatment within their legal authority.

🏡 Where you live – Helping decide on suitable living arrangements and care.

❤️ Your daily wellbeing – Decisions about personal care and support.

🩺 Life-sustaining treatment – Your attorneys can make these decisions only if you’ve expressly given them that authority in your LPA.

AND HERE’S THE IMPORTANT PART…

A Health & Welfare LPA must be registered before it can be used, and your attorneys can only make a particular decision when you lack the mental capacity to make it yourself.

While you have capacity, the decision remains yours.

Planning ahead means choosing who you trust, rather than leaving that choice to circumstances.

At LPA Professionals, I provide a fully managed LPA service, helping you put the appropriate arrangements in place.

🏆 Winner – Best Personal Estate Planning Service, Northern Enterprise Awards 2026.

📞 0113 476 0243

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.

🏡 TOGETHER FOR 20 YEARS. SHARED A HOME. BUILT A LIFE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF YOU DIES?Here’s something that surprise...
13/10/2026

🏡 TOGETHER FOR 20 YEARS. SHARED A HOME. BUILT A LIFE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF YOU DIES?

Here’s something that surprises many couples.

In England and Wales, living together for 5, 10 or even 30 years does NOT automatically give you the same inheritance rights as being married or in a civil partnership.

There is no such thing as a legally recognised “common-law marriage”.

If your partner dies without a valid Will, you have no automatic entitlement to inherit their estate under the intestacy rules.

Their estate could pass to their children, parents or other relatives instead.

❤️ BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR HOME?

That depends on how you own it.

🏡 Joint tenants: The property normally passes automatically to the surviving owner.

🏡 Tenants in common: Your partner’s share does not automatically pass to you. Without a Will, that share passes according to the intestacy rules.

🏡 Property in one partner’s name: The surviving partner could face additional complications if no appropriate arrangements have been made.

In some circumstances, a surviving partner may be able to make a claim for financial provision from the estate, but this can involve legal proceedings, expense and uncertainty.

THE SOLUTION? PLAN AHEAD.

A properly drafted Will can help ensure your partner and the people you love are provided for according to your wishes.

You have spent years building your life together. Make sure you’ve considered what happens to everything you’ve built.

At LPA Professionals, I help couples put appropriate estate-planning arrangements in place.

🏆 Winner – Best Personal Estate Planning Service, Northern Enterprise Awards 2026.

📞 0113 476 0243
🌐 lpaprofessionals.co.uk

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.

🏡 YOU’VE WORKED HARD TO BUILD AN INHERITANCE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS TO IT AFTER YOU’RE GONE?Most people think making a Will i...
12/10/2026

🏡 YOU’VE WORKED HARD TO BUILD AN INHERITANCE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS TO IT AFTER YOU’RE GONE?

Most people think making a Will is simply about deciding who gets their house, savings and possessions.

But what if you want to do more than just leave everything outright?

That’s where a Will Trust could make a real difference.

A Will Trust is created through your Will and comes into effect when you die.

Depending on the type of trust you choose, it can help you:

❤️ Provide for your children and grandchildren – Rather than leaving a substantial inheritance outright, trustees can manage funds and use them to support beneficiaries in accordance with the trust terms.

🏡 Protect your intentions for your home – Certain Will Trusts can allow a surviving spouse or partner to remain living in a property while preserving the deceased’s share for chosen beneficiaries.

👨‍👩‍👧 Plan for blended families – You may want to provide for your surviving spouse while ensuring your children from a previous relationship ultimately benefit from your estate.

💛 Support vulnerable beneficiaries – A carefully structured trust can provide ongoing management and support for someone who may struggle to manage an inheritance independently.

🔑 Give your trustees flexibility – A discretionary Will Trust can allow trustees to decide how and when funds are used for beneficiaries, within the terms you’ve set.

The important thing is that not every Will Trust works in the same way.

The right arrangement depends on your family circumstances, your wishes and the assets involved. Trusts do not automatically guarantee protection against care fees, tax or creditors.

At LPA Professionals, I help families explore Will Trust options as part of their wider estate planning.

🏆 Winner – Best Personal Estate Planning Service, Northern Enterprise Awards 2026.

If you’d like to understand whether a Will Trust could benefit your family, get in touch.

📞 0113 476 0243
✉️ [email protected]
🌐 www.lpaprofessionals.co.uk

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.

⚖️ WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU LOSE MENTAL CAPACITY WITHOUT A LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY?Imagine your husband, wife or parent suf...
10/10/2026

⚖️ WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU LOSE MENTAL CAPACITY WITHOUT A LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY?

Imagine your husband, wife or parent suffers a stroke, develops dementia or has an accident that leaves them unable to manage their financial affairs.

You need to access their bank accounts, pay their bills or arrange payment for their care.

But being their spouse, partner or child does NOT automatically give you the legal authority to manage their finances.

And if they’ve already lost the mental capacity to make a Lasting Power of Attorney, it may be too late to arrange one.

Instead, you may have to apply to the Court of Protection to become their Property and Financial Affairs Deputy.

So what does that actually involve?

⏳ MONTHS OF WAITING

The Court of Protection process can take several months. Recent official figures show that Property and Financial Affairs deputyship applications have taken an average of approximately six months from receipt by the court to a final order.

That’s potentially six months of uncertainty while your family is trying to manage a difficult situation.

💷 POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF POUNDS IN COSTS

The court application fee is £432.

If you instruct a solicitor to prepare and manage the application, fees can be £1,500–£2,400 or more, depending on the circumstances.

There may also be additional costs for capacity assessments, a security bond and ongoing supervision.

⚖️ THE COURT DECIDES WHO CAN ACT

Rather than you choosing your attorneys in advance, the court decides whether to appoint a deputy and what authority they should have.

That authority is limited by the court order, and certain decisions may require further court permission.

📋 ONGOING SUPERVISION AND ANNUAL REPORTS

And here’s something many families don’t realise.

Being appointed as a deputy isn’t the end of the process.

Deputies generally have to submit detailed annual reports to the Office of the Public Guardian, accounting for:

💷 Income and expenditure – pensions, benefits, household bills, food, clothing and care costs.

🏦 Bank accounts and savings – balances, investments and other assets.

🧾 Receipts and financial records – keeping evidence of how the person’s money has been spent.

🎁 Gifts and significant financial decisions – explaining what decisions were made and whether they were authorised.

❤️ The person’s wellbeing – explaining how their wishes and best interests have been considered.

These reporting responsibilities can continue every year for as long as the deputyship remains in place.

There are also annual supervision fees, normally ranging from £35 to £320, depending on the supervision category.

NOW COMPARE THAT WITH HAVING AN LPA IN PLACE.

✅ You choose the people you trust to act for you.

✅ You make that choice while you still have mental capacity.

✅ Your attorneys can act within the authority of a registered LPA, without needing a deputyship appointment.

✅ You can spare your family the potential cost, delays and ongoing reporting requirements of deputyship.

Not everyone who loses capacity will need a deputy, but having the appropriate LPAs in place can make an enormous difference.

At LPA Professionals, I provide a fully managed LPA service, guiding you through the process from start to finish, including preparation, signing arrangements and registration with the Office of the Public Guardian.

🏆 Winner – Best Personal Estate Planning Service, Northern Enterprise Awards 2026.

📞 0113 476 0243
✉️ [email protected]
🌐 www.lpaprofessionals.co.uk

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.

I’m so proud to share this lovely five-star review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Tillie chose LPA Professionals because I was transparent about t...
09/10/2026

I’m so proud to share this lovely five-star review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tillie chose LPA Professionals because I was transparent about the process of arranging LPAs for her mum. It was a pleasure to meet her family and help them through each step.

Thank you, Tillie, for your kind words and for trusting me to support your family. It means a lot.

If you need help with LPAs, appointments are available in person, online or by phone.

Award-winning estate planning service.

🏡 Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.Hello everyone! I’m the founder of LPA Professionals, an award-w...
09/10/2026

🏡 Protect yourself, your assets and the people you love.

Hello everyone! I’m the founder of LPA Professionals, an award-winning estate planning business based in Yorkshire.

I specialise in helping individuals and families protect what they’ve worked hard for, particularly through Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trusts.

One area I’m particularly passionate about is helping people understand the benefits of Trust planning.

Have you ever considered what might happen to your home, your savings or the inheritance you intend to leave your children and grandchildren?

A properly structured Trust can help you:

🏡 Protect your intentions for your property – helping ensure your share of a home ultimately benefits the people you choose.

❤️ Provide for your loved ones – including a surviving partner, children, grandchildren or vulnerable beneficiaries.

🔑 Retain greater control over your wishes – setting out how assets should be managed and used for future generations.

👨‍👩‍👧 Plan for complicated family circumstances – including second marriages, blended families and protecting children’s inheritances.

There are different types of Trusts, and choosing the right structure is important. Trusts aren’t suitable for everyone, and their legal and tax implications need careful consideration.

🏆 I’m delighted that LPA Professionals was named Winner of Best Personal Estate Planning Service at the Northern Enterprise Awards 2026.

If you’ve been thinking about putting your home into Trust, protecting an inheritance or simply understanding your options, I’d be delighted to have a conversation.

Initial consultations are free, with no obligation.

📞 0113 476 0243

✉️ [email protected]

🌐 lpaprofessionals.co.uk

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

You’ve chosen your children’s godparents. But have you legally appointed someone to care for them if the unthinkable hap...
08/10/2026

You’ve chosen your children’s godparents. But have you legally appointed someone to care for them if the unthinkable happened?

It’s something many parents haven’t considered.

Being a godparent is a meaningful role, but it doesn’t automatically give someone parental responsibility or the legal authority to make decisions about a child’s upbringing.

In England and Wales, a parent with parental responsibility can appoint a legal guardian through their Will.

If that appointment takes effect, the guardian gains parental responsibility and can make important decisions concerning the child’s welfare, education and upbringing.

But there’s an important distinction.

If another parent with parental responsibility survives, a guardian named in your Will will not normally take over immediately. There are exceptions, including certain court orders.

And choosing who would care for your children is only part of the planning.

You may also want to consider who would manage any inheritance you leave them. The person caring for your children doesn’t necessarily have to be the person managing their money.

At LPA Professionals, we help families plan for the future, protecting the people who matter most.

🏆 Award-Winning Estate Planning

📞 0113 476 0243
✉️ [email protected]

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

You can spend years building an inheritance for your children or grandchildren — but have you thought about the age at w...
07/10/2026

You can spend years building an inheritance for your children or grandchildren — but have you thought about the age at which they should actually control it?

In England and Wales, where an inheritance is held for a young beneficiary on a bare trust, once they reach 18 they are generally entitled to the trust’s capital and income. Confidence: 10/10.

For £5,000, that may not concern you.

But what if their inheritance were £50,000, £100,000 or considerably more?

Some families are perfectly comfortable with an outright inheritance at 18. Others would prefer trustees to have greater flexibility over how an inheritance is managed and used — perhaps towards education, training, housing or other needs — rather than the beneficiary simply becoming entitled to the entire fund at that point.

That is one reason different Will trust structures can be considered when planning for younger beneficiaries.

There is an important caveat: you cannot simply choose any trust and any age without consequences. Different trusts have different legal and tax treatment. For example, the special 18-to-25 trust regime is subject to specific statutory conditions and, in the usual Will-planning context, is limited to qualifying trusts arising on the death of a parent; discretionary trusts have their own tax regime and can potentially face Inheritance Tax charges. Confidence: 10/10.

So the conversation shouldn’t only be:

“Who do I want to inherit?”

It should also include:

“How do I want them to inherit?”

At LPA Professionals, we can help you explore the estate-planning options appropriate to your family and, where a trust is required, arrange the appropriate specialist drafting.

Appointments available in person, online or by phone.

📞 0113 476 0243
✉️ [email protected]

If something happened to you tomorrow, would you want your child or grandchild receiving a substantial inheritance outri...
05/10/2026

If something happened to you tomorrow, would you want your child or grandchild receiving a substantial inheritance outright as soon as they were legally entitled to it?

For many parents and grandparents, the answer is no.

You might want the money to benefit them — but you’d also want trusted people around them making sensible decisions while they’re still young.

That’s where a discretionary trust can be worth considering.

Rather than simply leaving an inheritance outright, assets can be held by trustees who have discretion, within the terms of the trust, over how and when funds are used.

That could mean helping with education, training, buying a first home or providing financial support when it’s genuinely needed — rather than automatically handing over a substantial sum at one particular moment.

You can also leave your trustees a Letter of Wishes explaining how you would like them to approach their decisions. It provides guidance rather than generally being legally binding.

Discretionary trusts aren’t right for everybody. They have their own legal, administrative and tax consequences, so the structure needs to be considered properly.

But estate planning isn’t simply about leaving money.

It’s about deciding how you want that money to help the people you love.

🏆 Winner — Best Personal Estate Planning Service, Northern Enterprise Awards 2026

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