Protecting the Bank of Mum & Dad

According to a survey by Legal & General, the unofficial lending institution known as the bank of Mum & Dad will have helped more than 300,000 first time buyers to get on the property ladder in 2016, with parents lending an average of £17,500 towards their child’s first purchase. For many families the parents will be downsizing […]
Further succession proposals for Scotland may cause greater impact for those intestate

Further proposed changes to Scottish succession law may mean Scots face even greater pressure in considering how their wealth is passed on following death.