Couples Wills – Bereavement issues for unmarried couples
According to the Office of National Statistics as of 2014 cohabiting couple families were the…
March 30, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Estate Planning: Administering an estate – a case study
The case of Usher & Perkins v HMRC reported in the last few days contains…
March 10, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
Inheritance Planning: Reducing your inheritance tax bill by giving to charity
If your estate is worth over the inheritance tax nil rate band (currently £325,000) when…
March 10, 2020 By Janet Porter
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) reforms leave vulnerable at risk
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in July 2015 put in place new simpler…
February 26, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Trustees – do you have an inheritance tax liability?
It seems a long time ago but in March 2006 there was a major change…
January 31, 2020 By Ian Newcombe
All I have I share with you… but not the yacht.
Many marine businesses are family run and more often than not, the family’s priority is…
August 19, 2019 By Kirstin Sibley
Saving a client over £880,000
Applying a little-used Inheritance Tax Act exemption has allowed our private client Cornwall team to…
March 5, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Contesting a Will: questions of approval and allegations of dominance
Earlier this year, the High Court’s decision in Gupta v Gupta and others provided an…
December 5, 2018 By James Burrows
Remember a charity in your Will Week
Most individuals have at least one charity which is close to their heart. For some…
February 7, 2018 By Stephens Scown
The importance of end of life decisions
Everyone wants choice and control over their lives, especially when they are seriously ill, worried…
February 7, 2018 By Stephens Scown
World Cancer Day – 4th February 2016
Although 2016 has only just begun, we have sadly already mourned more than enough tragic…
February 7, 2018 By Stephens Scown
New stealth tax confirmed – Probate fees of up to £20,000 will apply from May 2017
From May 2017, probate fees are set to increase significantly from the current flat fee…
March 15, 2017 By Stephens Scown