Inheritance Tax Relief for Victims of the Infected Blood Scandal
In the Budget 2025 announcement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that all payments made under the Infected Blood compensation arrangements will...
Reforms to Agricultural Relief and Business Property Relief Explained
Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning for farming families has been under the spotlight for some time, and the government’s planned reforms...
Gifting and Its Role in Inheritance Tax
When planning your estate, gifts can play a meaningful role in reducing inheritance tax exposure. However, the rules around gifts...
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill & Lasting Power of Attorneys
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (‘the Bill’) is a private member’s that was first introduced into Parliament...
Bona Vacantia List – What It Is and Why Its Removal Matters
If someone in England or Wales dies without leaving a Will and with no obvious next of kin, what happens...
What is an Estate Planning meeting?
An Estate Planning meeting is a comprehensive process that helps you plan your affairs for both your lifetime and after...
Is an inheritance “safe” if you get divorced?
At the heart of any divorce or civil partnership dissolution is generally the process of dividing a couple’s money and...
Understanding Business Relief for Inheritance Tax
When it comes to planning for the future, ensuring that your business can be passed on to the next generation...
The Importance of Registering your Will
Creating a Will is one of the most important steps in securing your family’s future and ensuring that your assets...
Succession Planning and the Family Business
Succession planning is crucial for family businesses. It's about passing the leadership from one generation to the next smoothly while...
Understanding Trusts in the UK
Trusts are a vital component of estate planning, offering individuals a means to manage and safeguard their assets for the...
Paying for The Rising Cost of Care
According to Age UK, the current average cost of staying in a residential care home is around £800 to £1,078...
Pension Sharing Explained
The Pension Advisory Group have just published a second edition of their Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce,...
Christmas gifting for Attorneys and Deputies
As the Festive Season is in full swing, we all enjoy the prospect of giving (and receiving!) gifts to our...
Inheritance Tax – Consequences of Christmas Gifts
Christmas is the time of giving and gifts between family members and friends are one of the traditional ways of...
HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS INHERITANCE TAX RECEIPTS SOAR
According to HM Revenue & Customs, the total Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts for April 2023 to September 2023 were £3.9...
Can I change my Will in the future? The risks of Mutual Wills
Mutual and Mirror Wills are a topic that is not often discussed. Whilst many of these Wills still get created...
Proposed cuts to Inheritance Tax considered by the Prime Minister
The Sunday Times recently reported that the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been looking to propose cuts to Inheritance Tax...
Including Funeral Wishes in your Will
Talking about what we would like to happen after we die is often a very difficult conversation to have with...
Lasting Powers of Attorney – Registration time scales unlikely to return to 8 weeks
Update on Lasting Powers of Attorney The Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”) have said that the demand for Lasting...
What’s new? – Statutory Legacy increase
What happens when someone dies without a Will? When a person dies without a Will in England & Wales, statute...