by David Dexter | Oct 27, 2014 | Latest News
It is reported today that maverick socialist Tony Benn’s £5m estate will probably avoid Inheritance Tax. The reason appears to be because it was placed in Trust after the death of his late wife. Tax experts say it is likely a ‘deed of variation’ was...
by David Dexter | Oct 4, 2014 | Latest News
With effect from 1 October 2014 a new piece of legislation called “The Inheritance and Trustees Powers Act 2014” comes into force abolishing previous rules established in 1925. These relate to persons who die without leaving a Will. From the beginning of...
by David Dexter | Sep 17, 2014 | Latest News
Families are being used as ‘Cash Cows’ by the government imposing the immoral double tax upon inheritance. So says Dia Chakravarty of the Taxpayers Alliance commenting on the latest figures released yesterday. With the average price of a home in the south...
by David Dexter | Sep 16, 2014 | Advice Articles, Latest News
Our recent association with ‘Golden Leaves Limited’ , a company specialising in the provision of Funeral Plans, enables us to offer really affordable Funeral Plans . The average cost of a funeral today is approximately £3600. This has to be found by your...
by David Dexter | Aug 6, 2014 | Latest News
Over the last 5 years the amount collected in inheritance tax per year has increased by £1bn. In 2014 the total take by the Treasury was £3.4bn. This government pledged to increase the threshold from which the tax is charged to £1m per person but has not done so. It...
by David Dexter | Jun 22, 2014 | Latest News
This last month has seen two major changes in legislation The Inheritance and Trustees Bill is now in force which makes further provision about the distribution of estates of deceased persons where there is no Will. The first £250k plus personal chattels goes to the...
