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Short, straight explanations of the things families most often get wrong about wills, trusts, powers of attorney and inheritance tax — written by the people who deal with the consequences every week.
What an LPA is, the two types, who can be an attorney, how registration works and what happens if you don’t have one — plus the mistakes we see most often.
Read the article → Pensions & inheritance tax — 20 October 2026From 6 April 2027 most unused pension savings count towards your estate for inheritance tax, and your executors must report and pay it. Why your will, your pension nominations and your choice of executors need a fresh look.
Read the article → Business & inheritance tax — updated 16 October 2026100% relief now applies only to the first £2.5 million of business and farm value per person, with 50% relief above it — equivalent to up to 20% inheritance tax on the excess. What the change means for wills written before 2026, and for married couples.
Read the article → Wills & intestacy — 21 August 2026Live together for decades, raise children together, and if one of you dies without a will the survivor has no automatic right to inherit under the intestacy rules. Why the law works that way, the one exception that catches people out in reverse, and the afternoon's work that fixes it.
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