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BUDGET 2024 The Changes To Inheritance tax

The budget 2024, our new Government has decided in it's first budget to raise further income for the Treasury by increasing Inheritance Tax. Whilst the rates have not increased the existing allowances (ie nil rate bands), have been extended for a further fixed period...

A Right of Residence

A Right of Residence is something you can include in your Will If you own a house and want to make sure that someone can continue living there after your death one of your options is to create a Right of Residence for them. This will make sure that the person keeps...

It pays to be civil

Mixed sex couples can enter a Civil Partnership and enjoy most of the Tax benefits of being married. This is a legal relationship which provides some real financial benefit to those who wish to live together without getting married. The set up costs are nominal...

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...

Another bonus for the Treasury

How many of you watch 'Heir Hunters' to see if you are a relative of a recently deceased person who died without writing a Will? According to that programme last year was another winner for the Governments coffers. Over £18m was recovered from estates where the...

Loss of Power

We all know how inconvenient and uncomfortable it is when the electricity or gas goes off at home and we lose the power to carry out the normal functions of ordinary living. Fortunately in this day and age it doesn't last too long and sometimes we can even claim...

Panorama TV programme masks real issues

Whilst we agree with the views expressed in this week's Panorama programme, that a Will is one of the most important documents a person will ever write,its focus on problems experienced by a handful of people who had asked will writers to handle their probate matters...

Yet another Government Commission

Only this week the new Coalition Government has set up yet another official committee to look at the options for Long Term Care provision in England. Future reforms to care funding could mean that State help will be spread more evenly between older people rather than...

Inheritance Tax Advice

Free Video highlights the importance of taking correct Inheritance Tax Advice to minimise the tax payable in the future and ensure that everything you want to leave to your loved ones actually gets to them and not the taxman.

Write A Will | Make A Will

Free Video on why you need to write a will. One of the most important decisions you will make in your life is how you make a will and how you ensure all you have worked hard for through your life passes to your loved ones in the fullness of time. Get free advice on...