21.06.24
If you are supporting a child who is approaching adulthood, it’s not always easy to navigate your way through the transition over from them being financially dependent on you, to them having their own financial independence and their own benefit claims. We’ve put together this blog with some key points…
19.06.24
Many families we see come to a meeting with some trepidation. On a regular basis parents start the meeting with ‘I know I should have done this years ago, but I’ve just kept putting it off’. This blog explores why some families put making a Will and Trust on the…
12.06.24
This week is Carers Week 2024, an annual campaign which we’re supporting to acknowledge and show appreciation for the very hard job that unpaid carers do to support and care for some of the most vulnerable in our communities. This year’s theme is ‘Putting carers on the map’, with a…
13.05.24
This week (13th – 19th May) is Dementia Action Week 2024, an awareness campaign designed to raise awareness and lobby to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. In this piece, Solicitor Sarah O’Sullivan answers some questions to help explore some of the underlying themes around this year’s campaign through a…
09.05.24
Here at Renaissance Legal, we have seen a great deal of confusion and worry about the Government’s latest announcements on its proposed changes to disability-related benefits such as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). There are some changes on the cards which will definitely…
28.03.24
Trusts offer numerous benefits for safeguarding assets, ensuring the wellbeing and financial security of loved ones and navigating the intricacies of inheritance. As part of our #AskRL blog series, designed to empower individuals and families by sharing straightforward information about complex legal issues, specialist solicitor Stuart Price answers some commonly…
12.03.24
An important debate took place in Parliament on Tuesday 19th March in support of the Child Trust Fund Access campaign which Renaissance Legal founded in 2016. The Westminster Hall debate considered the thousands of disabled youngsters unable to access savings held in their Child Trust Funds and Junior ISAs. We…
06.03.24
A recent survey [1] of divorced parents found that finances are the biggest challenge for over a quarter of respondents when managing arrangements with their ex-spouse about their children. It also found that over half of respondents said that money was one of the biggest fears of the overall divorce…
08.01.24
A recent article in The Guardian newspaper “How royal estates use bona vacantia to collect money from dead people” caused outrage on social media. People were surprised to learn of the rights of King Charles III as the Duke of Lancaster and Prince William as the Duke of Cornwall to…
01.01.24
Having mental capacity to make our own decisions is something that many of us take for granted. However, in reality, any of us could face an accident or illness which means our ability to make decisions for ourselves fluctuates or is lost on a short-term, or even permanent, basis. In…
