by BTWC Ltd | May 16, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
We were privileged to be invited to attend the Royal Air Forces Association’s 2016 annual conference last weekend in Blackpool. The annual conference is an important event for the association as it allows members from across the world to come together, discuss, debate...
by BTWC Ltd | Apr 6, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
An additional Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB) will be available for deaths on or after 6th April 2017 where a residence or interest in a residence is ‘closely inherited’. This means that it must pass to a lineal descendant or to spouse/civil partner of a lineal...
by BTWC Ltd | Mar 1, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
The political publicity machine has proudly boasted that "no one during their own lifetime will be forced into selling their home to pay for care". But is there more to this than meets the eye? The Facts If a home owner requires long term care, the local authority...
by BTWC Ltd | Feb 23, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
The BBC has this week reported that the Ministry of Justice are proposing an increase in probate death fees to as much as £20,000 for those with large estates. Currently, fees are fixed at either £155 or £215 and under the new proposals it is suggested that most...
by BTWC Ltd | Feb 9, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
Our legal team have been considering the experiences of many clients who request support to obtain Deputyship over their loved ones property and financial affairs. Often they say that they wished they had acted sooner, and made the appropriate arrangements prior to...
