Who inherits the static caravan at Hornsea? The will alone may not decide, because a caravan on a holiday park is held under a licence agreement that the park operator controls, and the pitch may not pass to the family unless the agreement allows it. Will solicitors in Hull answer that question often, in a region where a retired couple's assets may be a council-estate semi bought under the right to buy, a caravan on the coast, a pension and a share of a Holderness bungalow that the sea is slowly approaching.
Most Hull estates are modest, and inheritance tax is rarely the problem; the problems are human. An unmarried partner inherits nothing under the intestacy rules, however long the relationship. A second marriage can disinherit the children of the first unless the will uses a life interest trust. A disabled child needs a trust that does not disturb their benefits. A son who stayed in the family house and cared for his mother has no automatic right to remain in it. A simple will settles all of these in advance.
Lasting powers of attorney are the other half of the work. Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill see a great many strokes and dementia diagnoses, and a family without a registered power of attorney cannot deal with the bank, the council or the care home without a slow application to the Court of Protection. When someone dies, the same firms obtain the grant of probate, settle any tax and distribute the estate, which for a house in Hull and a few accounts is usually a fixed-fee job.
Wills and powers of attorney are fixed-fee almost everywhere; probate may be a fixed sum, an hourly rate or a percentage, so ask.
The will and probate solicitors serving Hull are listed below, verified firms first. Read wills, trusts and probate explained, how much a will costs, what probate costs, lasting powers of attorney and the general will solicitors guide.
