Inspections and the risks for unoccupied home insurance
In this video, Insuristic CEO, Rob Faulkner discusses the need for unoccupied home insurance inspections, the risks of non-compliance, and an effective solution for clients. Video Transcript Most unoccupied home insurance providers include an inspection condition in their policy wording. Failure to comply with this condition could result in declined insurance claims, leaving you to finance putting […]
Labour to close non-dom IHT loophole
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, is set to announce Labour’s plan to close an inheritance tax loophole for non-domiciled individuals and target tax avoiders to fund investments in schools and the NHS, as reported by The Telegraph. This move aims to address a funding gap created when the Tories scrapped the non-dom tax regime. Labour’s […]
Mother accused of spending her two daughter’s £50K inheritance on shopping
A 53-year-old mother from Wales has been accused for stealing her daughters’ £50K inheritance and using the money to fund lavish shopping sprees. Katherine Hill was described as ‘blatant and brazen’ by the judge as she stood trial for fraud. Swansea Crown Court heard how Hill and her 93-year-old father Gerald Hill, worked together to […]
‘Unique’ zero-interest estate funding facility launched
A new interest free estate funding facility has been launched by a national probate property services provider to help estate administrators access cash locked up within an estate while going through probate. London-based Property Solutions Group (PSG) claims to have launched a market first funding facility to cover costs associated with property clearance, maintenance, repairs, […]
New partnership for Equity Release Council
The Equity Release Council has published a new guide to help its members communicate clearly and simply with customers in the later life lending market. Developed with ratings agency Fairer Finance, ultimately it aims to ‘give customers the best chance of understanding products and services and support them to make good financial decisions’. According to […]
Cost of Living survey figures branded ‘concerning’ for workplace pensions
Figures from a UK Cost of Living survey have been branded as ‘concerning’ from a workplace pension perspective, as the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) has unveiled stats that show people are cutting back on their workplace pensions to save money. The FCA’s latest Financial Lives survey had 3,450 respondents and found that as 11% say they […]
We’re all human, we all make mistakes
Joining the latest Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast is Dan Temple, an expert in acknowledging and understanding the human impact of working, and managing employees and businesses. The discussion centres on creating effective and high performing teams, and what steps law firms can, and should, be taking to enable this in their business. Dan leads […]
