10 Reasons To Make A Will
What’s the worst that could happen? If you care about what happens to your property after you die, you should make a Will. Without one, the State directs who inherits, so your friends, favourite...
View ArticleSamantha Cameron’s inheritance tax row highlights why inheritance tax...
In a row over tax and inheritance, Samantha Cameron’s relatives have found that taking their fight to court is extremely costly. The Judge in the case said the legal bill is haemorrhaging the estate...
View ArticleInheritance tax to hit 44,000 estates next year
It has been a while since the personal allowance, or ‘nil-rate band’, for Inheritance Tax (IHT) rose. The IHT threshold currently stands at £325,000 for single persons and £650,000 for married couples...
View ArticleWorried about care home fees? It pays to plan ahead
In light of recently published figures which suggest that more than 100 elderly people a week are losing their properties to local authorities to pay for their care home fees, funding the cost of care...
View ArticleWill George Osbourne reform Inheritance Tax?
This week’s Sunday Express reported that the Chancellor may consider cutting Inheritance Tax (IHT) in Wednesday’s Budget...
View ArticleNo change for IHT rates, but a warning on avoidance
The Chancellor George Osbourne today decided not to modify the thresholds for the payment of Inheritance Tax, which the Sunday Express had suggested he might. Instead, he gave a warning that avoidance...
View ArticleAssets in Europe? Then you need to know about the new EU inheritance law
Where you die can be of fundamental importance in determining how your estate is administered and taxed. Anyone who has bought or inherited foreign property will know that dealing with more than one...
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