By Edward Rees in Private Client on Friday 25 September 2009 @ 14:24
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have recently hosted some conferences for professional practitioners about Inheritance Tax (IHT). It seems that one of practitioners’ main concerns has been the charge to IHT on properties, the values of which may have fallen significantly since the owner died. ... read more
By Edward Rees in Private Client on Monday 17 August 2009 @ 11:22
In April 2009, great-grandmother Betty Figg was snatched by social workers against the wishes of her daughter, her former carer. Social workers arrived with police and a battering ram to remove the 86-year-old woman suffering from dementia from her daughter’s house. The media quickly spread... read more
By Edward Rees in Edward Rees on Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 13:15
Life is full of the unexpected and I am currently a victim of a cruel quirk of fate. Early one morning, having just remembered that I forgot to put out the wheelie bin for the fortnightly rubbish collection, I raced outside barefoot to catch the approaching bin men. Fortunately for... read more
By Edward Rees in Private Client on Thursday 11 June 2009 @ 15:52
Anybody striving for a healthy work/life balance will appreciate how elusive this “holy grail” of the professional life can be - especially in the midst of a credit crunch. It often amazes me how extreme the contrast from one end of this spectrum to the other can be. After a... read more
By Edward Rees in Private Client on Friday 17 April 2009 @ 16:30
The IHT Nil Rate Band rose to £325,000 on 6 April read more
