The number of families in the UK continues to grow, with cohabiting couple families growing the fastest according to the ONS. In 2017, of the 19 million UK families recorded, 3.3 million were cohabiting. It is perhaps therefore surprising that intestacy rules still fail to provide for cohabitees, regardless of the length of cohabitation. If […]
The sandwich generation: staying financially and legally healthy
Millions of people in the UK look after both younger and older family members, sandwiched between aging parents who need care and their own children. The extra demands made of these adults in their 30s and 40s, dubbed the ‘sandwich generation’, can leave their futures financially uncertain. We look at some ways those with double […]