Secure Fireproof Document Storage
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Many clients take advantage of our optional scheme that, in return for a provides a number of additional benefits:
Secure fireproof storage for Legal documents,Wills and Title Deeds, no Will or title deed has ever been lost or stolen.Straightforward alterations to Wills at no further charge*.Continuing legal advice.An aide-memoir and administering the eventual estate (Steele Rose do not need to be nominated as an executor).Access to legal documents normally within 48 hours. Documents returned by recorded delivery for no additional charge.Unlike many banks, there is no additional charge for withdrawing documents.
If you wish to retrieve a Will from storage Steele Rose require a signed request from the Testator.
To release a Will (or information concerning a Will) when theTestator is deceased, Steele Rose require the signed authorisation of all Executors and a copy of the death certificate, even if the request is from a solicitor or other representative.
An appointed Attorney (on an enduring or lasting power of attorney) or a Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection does not have the legal authority to change the donor's Will.
Steele Rose provide a safe, dry and secure Will storage facility. Testators have a lot invested
in their Wills – not just the costs of having it professionally written, but also the effects it will have
when probate is required. It is important not to keep such an important document with your
papers at home where the Will could be lost, destroyed inadvertently or even on purpose.
Fires, floods and thefts do happen and risk of loss is increased at stressful times such as moving
home.
If your Will is lost or damaged after death (or if you have lost testamentary capacity), your estate
might be dealt with under the terms of a previous Will or the rules of intestacy.
* Steele Rose prepared Wills only and free Will changes do not apply to changes that would have incurred a charge at the time of writing your original Will.
PROBATE Here are some tips for the consumer:
Remember – YOU call the tuneEstate administration can be complex – find a service provider you like and trustShop around – but be wary of hourly rates and / or fees based on the value of the estate or parts of it (e.g. the deceased’s home)Ask for a fixed fee quotation, not estimateAsk what the price you’ve been given excludes – if the fee you’ve been given is truly fixed and transparent, the correct answer will be “Nothing”Look for as firm a commitment as possible to completing the administration within a given timeframe
And finally, to quote Yogi Berra:
“Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours.”
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Steele Rose & Co Limited are Members of The Professional Association of Legal Services, Corporate Members of the
Institute of Paralegals and appointed Legal Service Providers for the Forces Pension Society.
Legal Services Office: 7 Deans Farm, Stratford sub Castle, Salisbury SP1 3YP.
Registered Office: The Parsonage, Stratford sub Castle, Salisbury SP1 3LH.
Regional Offices throughout England and Wales*
Registered in England No. 3392519 (in 1997) - VAT No. 750 5846 22
Tel: 01722 410009 - Fax: 01722 411666
email: src@303.org.uk
*London, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Southport, Colchester, Salisbury, Plymouth, Ashford, Tonbridge, Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Andover, Winchester, Southampton, Bournemouth, Penn, Weymouth, Sherborne, Taunton, Hereford, Exeter, Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Windsor, Romsey, Gerrards Cross, Devizes, Grantham, Eastbourne, Havant, Dorchester, Wimborne, Lincoln, Cambridge.
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