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Inheritance tax is a tax that needs to be paid by a person or their estate and is most commonly paid when someone dies or when setting up a trust.
In the sixth episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles speaks to Giles Wilson Probate Executive Victoria Ferguson about Wills, Lasting Power of Attorney and later life, and why planning ahead is so important for the future.
In the fifth episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles talks to Giles Wilson Associate and integral member of our Private Client department Demi Trunks about the complexities of probate sales and transfers.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is due by the end of the sixth month after someone dies. Allowing for time to grieve and thereafter the thankless task of collecting essential information from banks, valuations and details of debts, this deadline can creep up on you.
Learn why it is important that everyone has an up-to-date Will, no matter their age or circumstance.
"You take your car to the garage, your pet to the vet, and you should take the matter of your family’s inheritance, to your solicitor."
The death of Peter Farquhar by the man who emotionally and financially abused him for years highlights the impact of systematic grooming and financial crime against the elderly.
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