March 2015 Archive

Will the chancellor’s deed of variation joke at Ed Miliband’s expense hurt others?

One of the more worrying aspects of George Osborne's fist-thumping performance at last Wednesday's budget was his announcement of a review of the 'avoidance' of inheritance tax through the use of deeds of variations.

Posted by Sophie Mazzier on 25 March 2015
The Chancellor may leave legacy of easier inheritance

Ahead of today's budget Sophie Mazzier looks at where George Osborne might help family estates as well as submitting her own wishlist - including abolition of inheritance tax

Posted by Sophie Mazzier on 18 March 2015
From ATED to CGT, the residential property tax changes that are going to affect you - and when

The rate at which new charges on residential property have been introduced recently has been astounding. The most recent reform to SDLT was announced in the Autumn Statement on 3 December 2014 and came into effect on midnight on the same day.

Posted by Claire Weeks on 12 March 2015
The case of Cowshed Cinderella is a cautionary tale for HNWI families

The old adage that one should never count on an inheritance rings hollow when the expectant beneficiary in question has devoted her adult life to building up a business on the basis of assurance from her parents that 'one day all this would be hers'.

Posted by Corinne Staves on 4 March 2015

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