Foresight Month: April 2024

Foresight Estate Planning & Will Writing Services

Gifting Property

Should I Gift my Home to my Children?

The Potential Consequences of Generosity We are often approached by clients who have received advice that they should consider gifting their house to their children as a means of avoiding this being sold to meet ongoing care costs in the future, or to minimise their Inheritance Tax liability on their death. However, the reality of …

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Interest Rates and IHT

Interest rate chaos and inheritance tax

Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) has been a devise subject for a long time. Now interest rate chaos has added to the burden many face when trying to settle IHT on a deceased’s estate. A combination of previous house price increases, soaring inflation and tax-free threshold of £325,000 which has been frozen since 2009 has resulted in …

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