Making a will is one of those issues people put off for too long, perhaps not wanting to contemplate the time when they are no longer with their loved ones.

There are various options for couples, including mutual wills and mirror wills. The decision must be made carefully as they represent two different things.

HMRC has issued a reminder about the new deadlines for paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) after selling a residential property in the UK.

The rules on CGT only apply a charge on certain types of properties...

Many of us will act as the executor of the estate of a parent or spouse at some point in our lives, in what is usually a reasonably straightforward, if paperwork-heavy, task.

Acting as executor of a Will requires you to inform banks, councils, utility providers and other parties of the death, settle any debts, file an Inheritance Tax return where needed, apply for a Grant of Probate and distribute the estate to the beneficiaries.

Disputes with neighbours generally and boundary disputes, in particular, can be very stressful, both because of the physical proximity of the other party and our emotional attachment to our own homes.

Understandably, that means emotions often run high, which means it can be all too easy to make decisions using your heart, rather than your head.