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A property sale raises Inheritance Tax questions
Wednesday, 19 April 2023My client Mabel was looking for advice on Will Planning and preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney, and approached a local solicitor who I regularly work with. The solicitor was able to establish that Mabel would benefit greatly from advice in regards to her Inheritance Tax (IHT) liability.
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The IHT threshold freeze increases the need for collaborative advice
Thursday, 13 April 2023At the end of March, the government announced that its total tax receipts for the nine months to February 2023 were £722bn, £66bn higher than in the same period 12 months earlier.
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Vulnerable client? How working collaboratively gave ‘peace of mind’ planning to an IHT problem
Friday, 3 March 2023Carole is aged 85 and has ongoing health issues. She has no children and has never married so would like her younger brother to have her home when she passes away. She would like access to her investments should she need them and is looking for ways to mitigate Inheritance Tax (IHT) on her estate.
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To transparency and beyond!
Wednesday, 15 February 2023Increasingly, consumers in need of legal advice or a service will begin their research online, so a solicitor’s website must embrace not only the reasoning behind transparency but also go much further.
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Are you the best that you can be?
Thursday, 12 January 2023For the first time, the SRA is reminding firms, essentially the COLPs, that there should be processes established by the practice to assist and supervise their lawyers’ CPD efforts.
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Bah Humbug! Are you a ‘Scrooge’ when it comes to thinking about working collaboratively?
Thursday, 15 December 2022SIFA was originally founded in 1992 as Solicitors for Independent Financial Advice and in 2009 launched SIFA Professional, which has offered support and consultancy to quality financial advisory businesses looking to build professional compliant relationships with solicitors.
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Don’t miss these opportunities to enhance your client’s experience, when taking Will instructions
Wednesday, 14 December 2022To act in your client’s best interest is at the heart of what you do. I totally understand and here I am just laying out a few areas to be mindful of when taking a clients will instruction.
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Marketing is not a dirty word
Tuesday, 13 December 2022I have often felt that solicitors deem ‘marketing’ somewhat of a dirty word. A word perhaps considered by the profession to be more linked to the other mistrusted expression, ‘salesy’.
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Dividing Matrimonial Assets and how Cash Flow Modelling can help you
Monday, 5 December 2022On the 15 November, Berwins Solicitors and Dere Street Barristers co-hosted the Northern Family Law Conference in York. It was an excellent, well attended event, and at its heart was Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Who to trust with your Trusts?
Friday, 2 December 2022With Trusts being so varied in their structure, it is critical that the Financial Professional not only considers the investment return but also understands the tax issues that will arise when different investment structures are recommended.
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