The seven-year inheritance tax rule, explained
Inheritance Tax is a complicated subject. From gifts and trusts to thresholds and reliefs, working out how much tax you might leave behind is no easy feat.
Inheritance Tax is a complicated subject. From gifts and trusts to thresholds and reliefs, working out how much tax you might leave behind is no easy feat.
More than 92,000 people have called for bereavement reforms which could speed up and simplify end-of-life account closure processes.
A handwritten do-it-yourself (DIY) Will indicating that a father’s inheritance should be shared between all of his heirs has been rejected by the High Court, it has been revealed.
The average funeral in the UK now costs a record £9,263, a major study has revealed.
A bankrupt who transferred his father’s inheritance to his wife to avoid paying tax debts has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence, it has been revealed.
A record number of adults are planning to write a gift to charity in their Will or have already done so, a major study has revealed.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has this month published an overview of how the department plans to reduce the probate backlog and ensure bereaved families can close estates as soon as possible.
A significant number of over-50s have changed their inheritance plans to support loved ones through the coronavirus pandemic, a major study has revealed.
Entering into a surrogacy arrangement is a process that takes a lot of legal consideration and specialist legal advice, and a new Will a key document to put in place before the child is born.
A daughter could lose the £260,000 home which she was awarded in a divorce settlement following a legal battle with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) over a legacy agreement in her father’s Will.
