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Inheritance Tax Solicitors – 6 common myths

When we speak to people about inheritance tax, they will often tell us about the things that they have done…
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Changes in the world of Probate

We are told that the drive for all these changes both at HMRC and at the Probate Registries has been…

My owner died – what now?

We dote on our furry bundles of joy our whole lives, but do we ever consider what will happen to…
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Tax considerations for new start ups

Tax can impact the structure you adopt in running your business, to how you pay yourself and how you realise…
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What provision do you make for a co-habitee?

It is an old fashioned principle of English law that you can leave your estate to whoever you want. True…
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Should my Will deal with my Digital Assets?

While this question is not one we are asked very often, it is being asked more and more frequently……
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Grants of Probate FAQs

Our Private Client specialists answer the most commonly asked questions on Grants of Probate….

Grants of Probate: A Place in the Sun, but the assets stay?

More than 100,000 Brits move permanently abroad each year, with many upping sticks in search of warmer climates……
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Foreign assets – should I make another Will abroad?

If you have assets outside of England and Wales, we would normally suggest making a Will in the jurisdiction where…
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Understanding Domicile – Death, Marriage & Taxes

The legal concept of domicile is often confused with nationality, citizenship or residence however ……
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What are the Tax Implications of a Civil Partnership?

Following the recent “win” in the Supreme Court for heterosexual couple Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, the idea that a…
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What happens to my children when I die?

This is probably a question we all ask, but for most of us whose children have grown-up and may have…