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ST10 LAW Nicholas J. John BA (Hons). Wills, LPAs and Probate Service (pre-Grant only). Member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers. Member of the Society of Will Writers.

Consultant Private Client Solicitor (qualified in 1998). Based in Alton, Staffordshire.

14/10/2026

📅 NEW! SATURDAY MORNING APPOINTMENTS AT ST10 LAW!

Too busy during the week to sort out your Will or arrange Lasting Powers of Attorney?

Between work, family and everyday commitments, finding time for important things isn’t always easy.

That’s why ST10 LAW is now offering Saturday morning appointments in Alton, Staffordshire!

🕤 9.30am–1pm, two Saturdays each month

Whether you’re looking to make or update your Will, arrange Lasting Powers of Attorney or need advice about probate, I’m here to help.

✅ Friendly, personal service

✅ Clear, transparent fees

✅ Free initial consultations, without obligation

✅ Convenient Saturday morning appointments

📞 TO ENQUIRE OR BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT:

☎️ 01538 822 343

📱 07814 170 959

📧 [email protected]

Appointments are strictly by prior arrangement, with limited availability. The exact address in Alton will be provided when your appointment is confirmed.

ST10 LAW – Making time for what matters.

💷 JUST OVER 8p A DAY!That's what FOUR Lasting Powers of Attorney could work out at for a couple over 20 years!Sounds unb...
11/10/2026

💷 JUST OVER 8p A DAY!

That's what FOUR Lasting Powers of Attorney could work out at for a couple over 20 years!

Sounds unbelievable? Let's do the maths! 👇

At ST10 LAW, I charge just £595 for FOUR Lasting Powers of Attorney for a couple.

That's:

✅ Two Property & Financial Affairs LPAs; and

✅ Two Health & Welfare LPAs

Now, let's assume those LPAs remain in place for 20 years.

📅 20 years = approximately 7,300 days.

💷 £595 ÷ 7,300 days = just 8.15p per day for the couple!

That's just over 4p per person, per day.

And remember, these aren't subscriptions. You're not paying every year. It's a one-off fee for preparing four vital legal documents that could remain in place for the rest of your lives.

So what are you getting for your money?

🏡 The ability to choose people you trust to manage your property and financial affairs if you need assistance or lose mental capacity;

❤️ The ability to choose people you trust to make health and welfare decisions if you lose the capacity to make those decisions yourself; and

🛡️ The reassurance of knowing you've planned ahead for the unexpected.

Nobody knows what the future holds.

An accident. A stroke. Dementia. A serious illness.

Mental incapacity can affect anyone, at any age.

And if you lose the mental capacity to make an LPA before putting one in place, it may be too late.

FOUR LPAs. £595. NO VAT.

Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) registration fees are additional. The daily comparison is illustrative, assumes the LPAs remain valid and suitable for 20 years, and excludes registration fees.

At ST10 LAW, I offer a friendly, personal service, with everything explained clearly and without unnecessary jargon.

Contact me today for a free, no-obligation chat.

Call: 01538 822 343 or 07814 170959

email: [email protected]

ST10 LAW
Because protecting your future shouldn't cost the earth.

🏠🌳 GRANDAD DIED IN 1987. SO WHY IS THE HOUSE AND FIELD STILL IN HIS NAME?It's something I've been coming across increasi...
10/10/2026

🏠🌳 GRANDAD DIED IN 1987. SO WHY IS THE HOUSE AND FIELD STILL IN HIS NAME?

It's something I've been coming across increasingly in my probate work. And it drives me up the wall!

Houses and land where the legal ownership hasn't been properly sorted out for years. Sometimes decades!

And it's surprisingly easy for these problems to go unnoticed.

I've encountered all sorts of situations:

🏠 Houses still registered in the names of people who died many years ago.

🌳 Fields, paddocks and agricultural land that have been passed down through generations without the necessary paperwork being completed.

📜 Houses and land that have never been registered with HM Land Registry.

🔑 Properties that families have inherited but never formally transferred into the correct names.

❓ Missing title deeds, forgotten parcels of land and uncertainty about who is legally entitled to deal with them.

Sometimes, a family has been living in a house or using a piece of land for decades without realising there's an issue.

The bills have been paid. The land has been maintained. Everything seems perfectly normal.

Until somebody dies. Or somebody wants to sell.

That's when things can become complicated.

Suddenly, we're looking at old Wills, tracing previous owners, investigating estates from decades ago, locating missing deeds and trying to establish the correct legal ownership.

And what might have been relatively straightforward years ago can become a much bigger and very expensive job.

The message? Don't leave a property or land ownership problem for the next generation to unravel.

If you've inherited a house, field, paddock or other land and you're not sure whether the legal paperwork was ever properly completed, it may be worth checking now rather than waiting until there's a problem.

At ST10 LAW, I offer friendly, personal guidance on such matters.

📩 Feel free to get in touch for an initial chat, without obligation.

ST10 LAW
Helping put things right, even when they've been left for years.

💚 NOT EVERY STRUGGLE IS VISIBLE.Today is World Mental Health Day.We never really know what someone else might be going t...
10/10/2026

💚 NOT EVERY STRUGGLE IS VISIBLE.

Today is World Mental Health Day.

We never really know what someone else might be going through.
Behind a smile, there may be anxiety, grief, loneliness, exhaustion or worries that nobody else can see.

In my work, I meet people facing some of life's most difficult challenges: losing loved ones, caring for family members and dealing with uncertainty about the future.

It's a reminder that a little kindness, patience and understanding can make a real difference.

So today, check in on someone. Make that phone call. Ask how they're doing. And, perhaps most importantly, take care of yourself too.

You don't have to struggle in silence. 💚

🔦 PROBATE. THE WORLD'S LEAST ENJOYABLE TREASURE HUNT! 🕵️Dad always said he had everything organised.The Will? Somewhere ...
09/10/2026

🔦 PROBATE. THE WORLD'S LEAST ENJOYABLE TREASURE HUNT! 🕵️

Dad always said he had everything organised.

The Will? Somewhere in the house.

The bank statements? Probably in a drawer.

The life insurance policy? Nobody's seen it since 1998.

And that mysterious building society account? Your guess is as good as mine! 🤦‍♂️

Unfortunately, when someone dies, sorting out their estate can feel like an enormous treasure hunt, only without the excitement of finding buried gold.

There's paperwork to track down, assets to identify, debts to investigate and sometimes a Grant of Probate to obtain.

The good news? You don't have to tackle it all on your own.

At ST10 LAW, I offer friendly, practical probate advice, helping families understand what needs to be done and how to go about it.

Whether you need a little guidance or more substantial help administering an estate, I'm happy to have an initial chat without obligation.

📍 Based in Cheadle, Staffordshire.

⚖️ ST10 LAW — Probate Advice Month

💬 Send me a message if you'd like a chat.

🪶 The ostrich approach to LPAs…“I’ll think about it when I’m older.”The problem is that losing mental capacity isn’t som...
08/10/2026

🪶 The ostrich approach to LPAs…

“I’ll think about it when I’m older.”

The problem is that losing mental capacity isn’t something that only happens in old age, and it doesn’t usually come with advance warning.

An accident, stroke or sudden illness can change things very quickly.

An LPA lets you decide who you trust to make decisions for you if there ever comes a time when you can’t.

But you need to make it while you still have the mental capacity to do so.

Don’t bury your head in the sand.

📞 01538 822 343 / 07814 170959
📧 [email protected]

⚖️ NO WILL? DON'T ASSUME EVERYTHING GOES TO THE SPOUSE!Here's something that surprises a lot of people.If somebody dies ...
08/10/2026

⚖️ NO WILL? DON'T ASSUME EVERYTHING GOES TO THE SPOUSE!

Here's something that surprises a lot of people.

If somebody dies without making a valid Will, their husband or wife doesn't necessarily inherit everything.

In England and Wales, the law decides who inherits.

These are called the intestacy rules.

And the results can be surprising!

For example, suppose a married man dies leaving a wife and two children.

His estate, after payment of debts and expenses, is worth £500,000.

Under the current intestacy rules, assuming the whole £500,000 falls into the estate for distribution:

💷 His wife receives the first £322,000.

💷 She also receives half of the remaining £178,000.

💷 The other £89,000 is divided equally between the two children.

So the wife receives £411,000, and each child receives £44,500.

That might be exactly what the deceased would have wanted.

But it might not!

And what about unmarried couples?

Here's another surprise.

❤️ An unmarried partner has no automatic right to inherit under the intestacy rules, however long the couple have lived together.

There may be other legal claims available, but that's a very different matter.

Of course, jointly owned assets, pensions and other arrangements can affect what actually passes into the estate.

The lesson?

Don't assume that the law will distribute your estate in the way you would have chosen.

Making a Will allows you to decide who should benefit, rather than leaving that decision to the intestacy rules.

🍂 OCTOBER IS PROBATE ADVICE MONTH AT ST10 LAW

Throughout October I'm explaining what happens after somebody dies, the problems that can arise and how families can deal with them.

No jargon. Just practical advice.

📞 01538 822 343
📱 07814 170959
✉️ [email protected]

ST10 LAW
Wills • Lasting Powers of Attorney • Probate Advice

⚖️ YOU’VE FOUND THE WILL… BUT IS IT THE LATEST ONE?You’ve searched the paperwork and found a Will.Great.But before assum...
07/10/2026

⚖️ YOU’VE FOUND THE WILL… BUT IS IT THE LATEST ONE?

You’ve searched the paperwork and found a Will.

Great.

But before assuming that's the document which governs the estate, there’s another question worth asking:

Is it definitely the last Will they made?

People sometimes make several Wills during their lifetime.

An old Will might still be sitting at home even though a newer Will was subsequently prepared by a solicitor or Will writer.

There might also be a codicil, a separate document which changes part of the Will without replacing the whole thing.

So have a look for clues.

📅 What date is on the Will?

📂 Is there correspondence from the firm that prepared it?

✉️ Are there later letters or emails referring to another Will?

👨‍👩‍👧 Do family members remember the person changing their Will?

🔎 Would a Will search help establish whether a later Will was made?

And don't throw anything away.

Even an old Will can sometimes contain useful information when trying to establish what happened.

There’s another important point too:

Finding a photocopy isn't the same as finding the original Will.

If the original can't be located, that doesn't necessarily mean everything is lost, but it can make matters more complicated and advice may be needed before an application is made.

So when you find a Will, don't immediately assume:

“That's sorted.”

First establish whether you've found the right Will.

🍂 October is Probate Advice Month at ST10 LAW.

Throughout October I'm looking at the practical questions that arise after somebody dies, and explaining what to do next in plain English.

📞 01538 822 343
📱 07814 170959
✉️ [email protected]

ST10 LAW
Wills • Lasting Powers of Attorney • Probate Advice

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