Probate is getting easier…

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Each year around 25,000 estates in the UK have to pay Inheritance Tax (IHT), but a further 250,000 also have to jump through onerous and time-consuming hoops to establish that they do not.  The job of gathering every last detail of a friend or relative’s financial affairs, requiring as many as 25 different forms to be completed, is a real labour of love.  However,…

Estate Planning & Coronavirus

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Nothing tends to focus the mind like a pandemic.  It puts everything in perspective, and suddenly makes you wonder whether your existing estate planning arrangements are as effective as you originally thought they were?  All in all, a review is in order.  So, what should you be looking out for? These are the main areas…