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The Wealthy are giving it away

According to a recent survey an increasing number of Britons are getting around inheritance tax by handing assets to loved ones before they die. So says the Daily Mail today. According to the report the phenomenon is more prevalent among the wealthy who know they will...

Access Denied

Reports in ‘The Mail on Sunday’ today indicate that many Banks in the UK do not understand or accept Lasting Powers of Attorney. They also fail to recognise deputies appointed through the Court of Protection. As a result many carers are being denied access...

Another 20000 homes sold to pay for Care Fees.

Headlines in the Daily Mail today reports that another 20000 homes had to be sold last year to pay for care fees of the elderly who had to move into Nursing or Care Homes. With annual fees now reaching an average of almost £30000 per annum people moving into care and...

Will Awareness Month

The Will Aid Charity launches an awareness month from !st November to explain the dangers of dying without writing a Will. Two thirds of the population have still not made Wills even though it means that after their death their wealth may not be passed on in the way...