You may have clients who have built up substantial portfolios of investment properties which have been transferred into a limited company.
21 January 2023
Read more on Property investment companies, inheritance tax and freezing value
Read more on Property investment companies, inheritance tax and freezing value
Denise Brewster & Lenny McMullan had lived together for ten years. On Christmas Eve 2009 they became engaged to marry and two days later Mr McMullan died.
21 January 2023
Read more on Supreme Court upholds co-habitant’s rights to a survivor’s pension
Read more on Supreme Court upholds co-habitant’s rights to a survivor’s pension
Unlike in many European countries, your clients have complete freedom when making their Will to include and exclude whoever they wish.
21 January 2023
Read more on Can your clients leave their adult children out of their Wills?
Read more on Can your clients leave their adult children out of their Wills?
In this article we look at what happens on the death of the person who has set up the gift and loan plan (the donor).
19 January 2023
Read more on Gift and loan plans: what to do on death?
Read more on Gift and loan plans: what to do on death?
If you are contemplating a second marriage, we advise re-writing your will to protect your assets. In this article, we outline the legal considerations.
15 January 2023
Read more on Second marriages later in life
Read more on Second marriages later in life
Nrbts were frequently included in Wills made before 2007 in order to use the inheritance tax nil rate band of each of a married couple.
14 January 2023
Read more on Nil rate band discretionary trusts: don’t ignore them
Read more on Nil rate band discretionary trusts: don’t ignore them
Many of your clients may own second homes abroad, with France and Spain being popular locations.
12 January 2023
Read more on Your client’s holiday home and incapacity
Read more on Your client’s holiday home and incapacity
Executors are required within one year of a deceased’s death to submit to HMRC valuations of all the assets in the deceased’s estate.
12 January 2023
Read more on HMRC challenges land valuations in estates
Read more on HMRC challenges land valuations in estates
We look at the nature of the relationship between investment advisers and their clients and the duties and obligations that flow from this.
9 January 2023
Read more on Investment advisers and fiduciary relationships
Read more on Investment advisers and fiduciary relationships
Trustees can be forgiven for becoming a little weary at the blitz of regulation that has come their way in recent years.
8 January 2023
Read more on Required reading for trustees
Read more on Required reading for trustees
Letters of wishes (LoWs) are commonly used in private client legal practice, usually in conjunction with Wills or trusts.
7 January 2023
Read more on The significance of letters of wishes
Read more on The significance of letters of wishes
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