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Avoiding Inheritance Tax with Discounted Gift Schemes

Inheritance tax (IHT) is payable at 40 per cent on the net value of a person’s estate above (2008/9 rates) £312,000 (the current nil rate band)... (Read More)

How Many Times Can You Use Your IHT Nil Rate Band?

The answer is simple. How many years will you live divided by 7. Whilst, for many people,they may never need to utilise more than one nil-rate band.. (Read More)

What Is Estate Planning

A basic estate plan is not difficult to produce. Many of us believe that the process of estate planning should be left until the later part of a person’s life. However, effective planning during the earlier stages...  (Read More)

Why Create A Living Trust?

A living trust is essentially a revocable, inter-vivos or lifetime trust agreement. Established by a grantor during his or her lifetime, the grantor transfers some or all of his or her property into the trust... (Read More)

What Is A Trust?

Trusts are an important aspect of the English legal system. They are a multi functional legal tool predominantly used to ensure that property is dealt with in an acceptable way after the death of the owner... (Read More)

Where Theres A Will Theres A Way!

It's a shocking fact that 7 out of 10 people in the UK pass away without having made a last will and testament.When someone dies without leaving a last will and testament... (Read More)

The New Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) for HIPs

The Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) will become a mandatory requirement from April 2009 and will add further information and benefits to the existing Home Information Pack (HIP)...  (Read More)

Are You Ready? - The New HIP 

From the 6th of April 2009 there are important changes which need to be taken into account if you are involved in buying or selling a home... (Read More)

A Really Unusual Tax Relief

In the light of the current state of the economy there is every likelihood that the relief may be used in far more case... (Read More)

Wills for Couples Without Children

Whilst everyone should make their Will, it is particularly essential for married couples without children to make Wills...  (Read More)

Getting an IHT Rebate as a Result of Falling House Prices

In these difficult economic times, it is fair to say that there is little cheer around, notwithstanding Christmas being around the corner… (Read More)

How to Make Use of The New Transferable IHT Nil Rate Band

Last year's big story in relation to inheritance tax was the introduction of the new IHT Transferable Nil Rate Band… (Read More)

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