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Aiming to curb the stress and often complex position which inheritance tax (IHT) can leave beneficiaries in following bereavement, is Foresight Group’s accelerated inheritance tax product. Launched in June. and combining Business Property Relief (BPR)—an
A solicitor has accepted the maximum penalty which the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) can administer without referring him to a disciplinary tribunal, following client account withdrawals under terminated Powers of Attorney (PoAs). Facing an initial
For most, a comfortable retirement often seems like a given. However, figures from Aegon research indicates a rising number of people are finding this increasingly difficult to achieve.
As potentially one of the first “magic circle” firms to do so, Freshfields has banned the use of “Dear Sirs” from any of its communications or legal documents.
Revealing that it has expanded its bereavement and probate service, MetLife aims to focus on the importance of employers and employees alike to provide a network of support for a bereaved colleague. Support available has
A fraudster who stole a couple’s personal details in an attempt to defraud them of their £90,000 pension now faces over seven years in prison.
Increasing features of daily life possess an online alternative with now such aspects being stretched even beyond the end of life itself.
The Government has published the new Pension Schemes Bill, outlining new pension regulations for master trusts and strengthening existing legislation on exit charges.
A York care home has been fined £1.6 million after a 91-year old resident was allowed to die of severe hypothermia
A new bereavement pack has been launched to advise individuals upon the processes following a death of a friend or relative in Kenya
Following the death of one party to a divorce or civil partnership dissolution, asset disclosure rules continue to apply, according a recent Court of Appeal decision.
Having not made a will and lacking a known next-of-kin, deceased Coventry residents have left millions of pounds’ worth of money, property and valuables in their wake. Over 100 estates have yet to be claimed
Beneficial Trust & Will Co Ltd have raised professional standards in acquiring full accreditation from the Institute of Professional Will Writers (IPW).
Planning for expansion with the appointment of two new partners is the southern based law firm, Thrings
Interest has once again returned to trust structures and the nature of future tax planning; both once seen as practices utilised by the wealthy leading to criticism as a means for families to pass fortunes
More than half of UK adults have not written a will, according to the most recent data from the IFA and solicitor search engine, Prudential and Unbiased.co.uk. This is further to last year’s findings previously
According to new figures, High Court disputes between family members over inheritance have reached a record high. Last year under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975, 116 cases were brought; an 11.5%
The abandonment of required FCA-authorised advice regulations over transfer of safeguarded benefits, is being considered by the Government
Further proposed changes to Scottish succession law may mean Scots face even greater pressure in considering how their wealth is passed on following death.
Estate administrator to Cynthia Maria Lyons has been ordered to reimburse over £87,000 of costs lost to a licensed conveyancing firm used in defending from a claim against other potential beneficiaries of the estate.