The NEW CTTC Ltd Gift Trust – Gift As Much As You Want!
Your clients can now gift as much as they want to the Countrywide Family Gift Trust without triggering a Trust entry charge, periodic charge or exit charge! Register for our FREE Supermen Webinar to learn more about: The new Countrywide Family Gift Trust that has no limits as to how much can be settled in… […]
The Increasing Importance of Trusts In Estate Planning
Recently, HM Revenue and Customs released their taxation receipts for 2018/19. Amidst the parade of extremely large numbers stood the bold figure that Inheritance Tax contributions had surpassed £5.2 billion for the first time. The figures also highlighted that revenue from Inheritance Tax (IHT) has continued to rise since 2010, with this year’s £400 million […]
2018 A Year In Review – The National Will Register
2018 signified over a decade of service provision to the Wills and Probate Profession by the National Will Register. It was another progressive year where the number of Wills registered again grew significantly and the amount of unknown Wills being discovered through a Certainty Will Search also increased and continued to provide unprecedented protection for […]
Vulnerable People Saved From Fraud By Improved Banking Protocols
Following the retraining of bank staff to spot potentially fraudulent activity or customers that appear to have been targeted by fraudsters, an estimated £48 million has been prevented from reaching unscrupulous criminals according to UK Finance. The new banking protocols, introduced in October of 2016, ensured that staff were confident and adept at spotting signs […]
Probate Fees Amendments Reviewed By Parliament
The fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee are sitting today to consider the case for the statutory instrument that will change the current non-contentious probate fees from a fixed amount to a sliding scale. Whilst the Lords, various charitable organisations and The Law Society stand united in their opposition of the proposed fee amendments, it is likely […]