19th September 2016
If you are considering arranging to receive a visit from one of our Consultants, you might be wondering what such a meeting entails. Read on: How long will it take? Depending on the complexity of your estate, a ...
17th September 2016
The treasury made an announcement recently that could put an end to a permanent non-dom status for tax purposes. They forwarded a consultation which suggests that thousands of non-dom property owners could face maj...
16th September 2016
Recent studies show that millions of British people are banking on their inheritance to give them financial security, with this money windfall often playing a major part in their retirement plans. A third of work...
15th September 2016
The Will of a "significantly vulnerable" man who left 95% of his estate to his carer has been invalidated by a High Court Judge. David Poole suffered a motorcycle accident previously in his life and was awarded &po...
13th September 2016
According to the World Health Organisation, by just 2020 the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5, and between 2015 and 2050 the world's population over 60 will nearly doub...
13th September 2016
The death of the Duke of Westminster has seen campaigners calling for the Trust system to be reformed, after it was announced that most of his £9 billion estate will remain clear from Inheritance Tax (IHT). R...
13th September 2016
In the past 6 years, family estates liable for Inheritance Tax (IHT) have more than doubled, with the Office for Budget Responsibility estimating that the number has grown from 15,000 to 40,000 from 2010 to 2016. C...
13th September 2016
Numbers revealed by HMRC today show that they collected a huge record of £4.7 billion in Inheritance Tax (IHT) payments during 2015/16 - a dramatic 22% increase on last year's figures. The country's IHT bill i...
13th September 2016
20 January: Very sad day. Mum's funeral. I think Mum would have liked the service and arrangements. If only we had known what she really wanted. Everyone was very kind. Really strange to see John after all this time...
13th September 2016
A report of the number of legacy donors was published as part of the "remember a charity" awareness week, which showed that 2015 was a record year for charitable Wills. 37,261 Wills included a legacy donation in ...