Probate and estate administration: getting it done properly
Losing someone is hard enough without the paperwork. If you’re the executor or next of kin, you may need to apply for probate before you can deal with the person’s bank accounts, property and investments. What probate involves Valuing the estate: property, savings, investments, pensions, debts. Working out and reporting any inheritance tax. Any tax […]
Inheritance tax in 2026/27: what’s changed and how to plan
Inheritance tax (IHT) used to be something only the very wealthy planned for. Allowances have been frozen for years and big changes are now arriving for business owners, farmers and anyone with a pension, so more families are being caught. The basics Nil-rate band: £325,000 per person. Residence nil-rate band: up to £175,000 more when […]