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The Joy of Six – 6 Valuable Reasons to Review Your Will Now

Regardless of your age, it is crucial to have an up-to-date and professionally prepared Will and Estate Plan. This document ensures that your estate and assets are distributed according to your wishes after your passing. Furthermore, an updated Will and Estate Plan can help prevent disputes among family members and provide peace of mind for …

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Family Fortunes

Family Fortunes – Planning for tomorrow with Fore-sight!

Ensuring the future security of our loved ones ranks high on the priority list for many individuals. While we cannot foresee what lies ahead, we can be realistic of what modern living involves and place proactive measures in place to guarantee the protection of our assets and the provision for our families in the unfortunate …

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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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Cheap Wills

Cheap Wills – When Saving Money Costs You More

We all like a bargain, don’t we? It is quite common to see Wills being advertised “on the cheap”, at the price of an average meal down the pub. However, Will writing companies have spent money to advertise at the top of internet platforms like Google in order to sell you a Will on the …

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Sideways Disinheriting

Sideways disinheriting, when families divide

Sideways disinheriting is extremely common and can be very upsetting in the aftermath of a loved one passing. It has been highlighted by the case of Scarle vs Scarle when stepsisters battled in court to inherit their respective parents’ estate. Unfortunately, despite both losing a parent, only one stepsister would win the case, and in …

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Wills

Wills & Estate Planning – What You Need to Know

Making a Will is a vital part of any estate planning exercise. Sharing wealth with family and other loved ones in the most tax-efficient way possible is a priority for most people. Their aim is to provide for partners and ensure that children are supported financially to achieve their goals, whether those include buying a …

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Can a stepchild contest a Will

Can a stepchild contest a Will?

More and more we are seeing headlines about squabbles over an unnecessarily vast inheritance, like the arguments surrounding the (estimated) £70 million estate of Robin Williams or the £360 million estate of Prince, who shockingly died without a Will! Perhaps, you have heard of the ill-fated life of Anna Nicole Smith (a famous American model, …

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