Probate fees: Unmarried couples' life cover most at risk

The observant among you may have noticed that new fees to execute the will of the people - er, sorry - the will of a deceased person in England and Wales have been delayed indefinitely. Among other things. The significantly increased rates were planned to come in on 1 April. But, again, the government had us fooled, as there has been no time for parliament to agree on them being applied - or not. As previously discussed, the intended fees caused waves on a number of fronts, including the suggestion of increased liability for advisers failing to take reasonable steps to protect life po...