Inheritance tax, also known as estate tax, is a tax levied on the value of a deceased person’s estate. It is paid by the person responsible for administering the estate, such as the executor or administrator. In the United Kingdom, inheritance tax is currently levied at a rate of 40% on the value of an […]
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Probate Services In West Sussex. At anyone time I am helping at least nine or ten families solve their probate application problems. Most of these cases are pretty ordinary, where the deceased left a spouse and little else. This makes the probate application pretty straightforward even if there is a property involved. The question you
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Interesting to note that ‘because of Brexit’ the planned increase in the costs of probate are going to be delayed. Question is for how long. This article from the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/apr/08/rise-cost-probate-delayed-by-brexit-turmoil-house-of-commons Seems to indicate that it could well be some time before these new charges start to bite. Use to the be the case that
Investment product charges, fund charges. Are you being ripped off. This report highlights some of the of the truth. It’s a bit wordy, stick with the summary. Investment Charges Report
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I know that some of you have been enjoying the weekly meetup at the Arora Hotel in Crawley for the last few months, and I have decided to move the meetings to varied spots around the county (Sussex) so the travelling time is reduced for some of you. At the same time I have
You have this nice job at the council, everything is ticking along quite nicely. You are looking forward to a happy and stable retirement and boom. A problem with most (if not all) of the Government supported pension schemes may end up shocking you when it’s announced that they may not do what you think
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