The heir affair

Between 2023 and 2024, there was a spike in court claims related to contested wills. How can you avoid feuding with, or bequeathing a feud to, your own family?

Is It Really Worth Making A Will? Q Dear Sue, is making a will very expensive, and is it worth it if you don’t own your own home? Sue says... A There’s no fixed cost when it comes to making a will, bu

What questions should today’s writers and artists be asking? Responses from authors at the Hay Festival and the TLS

Over my decades-long writing life, I’ve been a reader, judge and (sometimes) an organiser for many novel-writing competitions, including the Harry Bowling Prize, the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s

£10 cheque for every letter published

You might think that by the time you reach your 70s, most of your life’s financial decisions are behind you, but actually this decade is a hugely important one, and 75 is a milestone that requires spe