Soaring house prices likely to affect inheritance
House prices have risen 8.9 percent in the last year, meaning that far more people are likely to be liable to pay inheritance tax in the future if they are left a property when someone dies, according to an article in This is Money. From April to May 2021, the article reports that inheritance receipts […]
OPG outline vision for reform of LPAs
Following the release of a consultation on the future of LPA’s the OPG has outlined their vision in a blog on their website. Calling for proactive engagement with the consultation from around the community, the OPG have said “Our ambition is to use technology to improve our LPA services, without compromising safety or limiting access […]
Reform needed in “confusing” social care system
The ninth edition of the Just Group Care Report titled Social Care – The Policy Vacuum reveals that although people are interested in the debate about social care they don’t actually know how the system works and are confused by government announcements on the subject. The report comes following an announcement in the Queen’s Speech […]
Opposing a Grant
Prior to a grant being extracted a dispute can arise about who should administer an estate including: a Will exists but fails to appoint an executor to administer the estate or the executor has renounced their executorship; there is no Will and the deceased has died intestate; there is a dispute about the validity of […]
Unique estate expense funding product launches
A unique new product to help executors and personal representatives who have expenses to pay as part of their duties but don’t have the funds readily available to pay upfront costs has been launched by an innovative Yorkshire based funder. Tower Street Finance has launched Estate Expense Funding as part of its range of funding […]