REDUCED RATE INHERITANCE FOR CHARITABLE DONATION

You may recall that in the last Budget the Chancellor outlined proposals to reduce the rate of inheritance for those estates making charitable bequests. Detailed proposals have now appeared on the new 36 per cent rate of inheritance tax where at lea...

Posted by Lisa on Tue, 14 Jun 2011

THE GOLDING CASE, A VICTORY FOR COMMON SENSE

 A First-tier Tax Tribunal decision, in the case of Golding v HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has resulted in an important judgement for the taxpayers involved as well as owners of agricultural holdings generally.

 The judgement, h...

Posted by Lisa on Fri, 3 Jun 2011

An Established and Highly Successful Specialist Legal Services Firm NOT a Rogue Will Writing Company

Legal & Contract Services Ltd is a well established legal services firm that employs solicitors and certified paralegals to manage the wide range of legal services that are provided to our clients. We also specialise in Wills, Probate, Conveyanci...

Posted by Lisa on Mon, 9 Aug 2010

Contentious Probate

When a family member passes away, the last situation anyone wants to find themselves in is being embroiled in a family feud.  Sadly, however, disputes can easily arise.  This is sometimes due to poor planning by the deceased who may not hav...

Posted by Administrator on Mon, 26 Apr 2010

Father sued by daughter over late mothers estate

The following just goes to show that you need to be very specific in relation to the bequests made under your will, and that no matter how good the family relationships are before you pass away, a death in the family can bring about great rif...

Posted by Administrator on Fri, 16 Apr 2010