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Are inheritance disputes set to become disputes with will-writers?
By Dicky Davies director at Tower Street Finance With one in four people saying they’d contest an inheritance if they didn’t feel it was distributed...
Famous inheritance disputes: Jimi Hendrix legacy battle lives on 50 years after the star’s death
Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix died at just 27 in 1970 yet the legacy battle over his assets still lives on today. Having died of an overdose on 18th...
Famous inheritance disputes: Prince wrote countless hits but never his own will
We discuss an ongoing famous estate battle this week... Prince was a prolific songwriter, penning some of the biggest pop hits for Madonna, Chaka...
Increase in DIY wills leads to more contentious inheritance cases
The pandemic, legal costs and how easy it seems to be to write a DIY will have resulted in more people making their wills online, or even using...
Famous inheritance disputes: Why did John Lennon cut his son out of his £220m fortune?
Today we talk about a very famous inheritance fight. The Beatles may have said ‘All You Need is Love’, but John Lennon’s first son, Julian, may have...
Law firms resting on their laurels spells trouble ahead
It’s no secret the legal sector is resistant to change but if the experience in the US is anything to go by UK firms will have to innovate and...
Probate delays continue but Tower Street Finance can offer a lifeline
Probate delays are still causing real issues for families waiting to receive an inheritance. The new online systems and centralisation of probate...
Blood is thicker than water when it comes to inheritance
Almost half (49 per cent) of stepparents in the UK plan to exclude their stepchildren from their will or deny them a fair inheritance according to...
Releasing inheritance from tax stranglehold
Our partners Kings Court Trust approached us for help in a case that had been at a stalemate since 2018. The estate, worth more than £2m, was locked...
Star’s ex-partner cites the two most common reasons for an inheritance dispute
Despite splitting up with George Michael over a decade ago and being left out of his will, former partner Kenny Goss has persevered in attempting to...
IWC Probate Services becomes a Tower Street Finance partner
Tower Street Finance has recently partnered with IWC Probate Services, a national specialist probate, genealogy and will writing company. We talk to...
Inheritance disputes hitting the headlines
Inheritance disputes are hitting the headlines and it’s not surprising when you read the salutary tale of one ‘devastated’ daughter. Three days...
