Charity will campaign Will Aid has highlighted the importance of keeping your will up-to-date to reflect any changes in personal circumstances.

New research has revealed that working age adults in Britain are not banking on a substantial inheritance to secure their financial future.

Only around half of UK adults have made a will, according to will writing campaign group Will Aid.

The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the launch of a public consultation exercise by the Law Commission over proposed reforms to the laws relating to will-writing.

Over a year after Prince’s untimely death, a judge in Minnesota has named the singer’s sister, Tyka Nelson, and his five half-siblings as heirs to his estate, reports the Independent.

New research from Prudential has revealed that financial advisers are forecasting a sharp rise in demand for inheritance tax (IHT) advice.

In a recent interesting case from Canada, a man has been told that he is not entitled to any inheritance from his grandmother’s estate because he was born ‘out of wedlock’, the Toronto Star reports.

New research into gifting behaviour has found that parents want to give away early inheritance gifts to help their children financially now rather than making them wait.

The UK Government has recently announced that it will no longer be progressing plans to increase probate fees in England and Wales.

Having an open conversation about estate planning is still proving difficult for many people, according to new research from Canada by BMO Financial Group.