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If you want to control the gift, then it really is not a gift. It is a contribution to the property and you need to protect it in a declaration of trust. This may restrict the level of mortgage that can be obtained. However, it is best to be fully advised and really understand the outcomes.
I think it is important to have that conversation; after all, if you love each other and want to set up home together and spend your life together, isn’t it important to know how each other would be looked after if disaster struck? Would you buy a property that you love without having a survey? Or insuring it? Best to know where you stand?
Ben specialises in the problems that cause us angst in our every day life. He relishes the idea of helping a client with the issues that literally could be a legal nuisance, such as a noisy neighbour, or one who has erected the fence over your boundary.
Whenever someone is diagnosed with a condition that will lead to mental incapacity it is always a very difficult time for everyone involved. For this reason, it is best to prepare for the future as soon as possible and not wait for the situation to arise.
Executors often attempt to calculate Inheritance Tax, or bravely face HMRC’s mammoth IHT400 return for Inheritance Tax without professional advice, only to find themselves in a muddle.
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 eighth episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles speaks to Giles Wilson Conveyancer Executive Jodie O’Regan about the value solicitors provide during the house moving process.
In the seventh episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles speaks to Residential Property Client Support Executive Flora Wallace about the important first stages involved in buying and selling a home.
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.
In the fourth episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles talks to Giles Wilson Partner and expert in later-life legal matters Pippa Bavington to break down the considerations and complexities involved with equity release.
In the second episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles talks to Giles Wilson Partner and Commercial Law specialist Roy Daby to explore the ways private client law and commercial law complement each other.
In the first episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles talks to Giles Wilson Associate and Court of Protection expert Kirsty Buxton to highlight this crucial component of our legal system.
Facing serious illness, and a potentially shortened life expectancy, can bring your priorities into focus. For many, providing for loved ones is high on that priority list, as is mitigating the amount of inheritance tax payable when passing on your assets to those you care about. But, without the luxury of time, tax planning opportunities are more limited.
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We have also received recognition in the form of the Lexcel mark of quality, a Legal 500 listing and a place on the shortlist of The Lawyer’s Boutique Firm of the Year.
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