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A Brief Guide to Agricultural Property Relief

Agricultural Property Relief is a Tax Planning mechanism available to farmers and landowners to make the transfer of farming land…
3 years ago
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What is a cross-border Estate?

When an individual dies, their assets and liabilities are calculated as at the date they died, this is known as…
3 years ago
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I am going to inherit some money…what do I do?

Charitable Trustees should seek to maximise the return on their investments; except where the investment is in explicit conflict with…
4 years ago
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Commonwealth Resealing – Is my Will legal in the UK?

If your Will is made in a Commonwealth Country the general principle is that the Will is deemed valid in…
5 years ago
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Should I get married for tax reasons?

Equality for un-married couples has increased but there’s been no change to taxation structure and parts of the tax code…
5 years ago
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Are we going to see changes to Inheritance tax or Capital Gains Tax?

There were no announcements in this year’s Budget about tightening up Capital Gains tax (CGT) and Inheritance tax (IHT)….
5 years ago
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Retirement Planning – Legal advice for the fun years!

Are you reaching retirement age? In our latest article, we explain some of the things you should start thinking about…
6 years ago
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Life Assurance in Trust: Why get it checked by a specialist?

Home-made Lasting Powers of Attorney do not always achieve what was desired or intended. This is why we don’t recommend…
6 years ago
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Inheritance tax planning: How does it work?

For many years Herrington Carmichael has offered inheritance tax planning advice……
6 years ago
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Government Fundraising using Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax

This has sparked rumours in many circles that the Chancellor is looking for a way to raise money from Capital…
6 years ago
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For experienced will writing – it’s more than just form completion

For experienced will writing is more than just form completion….
6 years ago
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New Rules – Trust Registration Services

New Trust Registration Services rules. We now know what the rules are going to require us to do……
6 years ago