by BTWC Ltd | Jun 7, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
Muhammad Ali leaves behind a personal legacy that includes four marriages, nine acknowledged children, skirmishes with bankruptcy and the complications of 30 years of declining health. He also leaves an opportunity for his beneficiaries to wrestle over millions His...
by BTWC Ltd | May 26, 2016 | Estate Planning Insights
The Citizens Advice Bureau has recently reported that the number of enquiries about people who have died without making a will has more than doubled over the last 5 years. According to a YouGov survey two thirds of the British adult population do not have a will....
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...
