Hunt confirms IHT freeze and triple-lock to remain – but care costs cap shelved
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has confirmed inheritance tax (IHT) will remain frozen as part of his Autumn Statement, while the triple-lock on pensions will also remain in place. The planned cap on care costs, however, has been delayed for two years. The so-called Dilnot reforms would have capped the amount any person in […]
Inheritance dispute over purple suitcase ends after 29 years
Judge awards suitcase with “no monetary value” to daughter after her mother’s death in 1993 A 29-year-long inheritance dispute over a purple suitcase full of precious family photos and archives has finally been resolved. The dispute was between Judith Andersson, 76, and her brother’s widow Diane Ward, 77, over the possession of the suitcase which […]
