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Attorneys should require full disclosure and it should be an offence to gloss over past misdeeds
What should you do during the fiscal ice age?
My name is being added on to the deeds of my wife’s buy-to-let flat
Brokers urge caution in volatile market
I’m a first-time buyer and my agent has pushed me to use their contact
An elderly relative has bequeathed me a modest amount of money. What should I do with it?
IHT generates levels of controversy out of all proportion to its economic importance
Calls on HMRC to publicise reforms more effectively
Wealth managers face calls for more focus on bereaved women amid huge asset transfers
Reform should not change the outcome but take account of tax issues
I stay there two to three nights a month
Soaring property prices mean adult children fret about their parents’ tax planning abilities
The system is mired in old-fashioned pen and paper bureaucracy
I signed up to overseas services set up by my late parents. Now I’m told I face tax penalties.
I want to be able to fund my children’s education
Inflation, war and market volatility are the backdrop as this year’s deadline approaches for the tax-efficient savings and investment vehicles
I own the property and don’t want anyone living above me
We don’t understand the options for giving away assets
The ‘boomerang’ generation may have special ties to their parents’ palaces — but unlike the Queen, most will have inheritance tax to consider
Constant requests for money put a serious strain on our finances and relationship
Embrace diversity, stop being a Nimby and contribute to a new social and economic bargain
Since March 2020 my income has suffered and I am struggling to balance my books
We are worried that they will disagree over what to do with it
The FT’s Stefan Wagstyl reports that governments laden with public debt following the pandemic may be considering inheritance tax increases to help rebuild their coffers
Bare trusts are a good way to pass money between the generations — but make sure family members are in agreement
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