Brits’ inheritance will provide helping hand with property
Saving and investing also remains a key option for inheritors
Inheritance
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Four-in-10 UK beneficiaries unsatisfied with their IFA
As £327bn expected to be passed down by Britain’s wealthy in next decade
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Dementia and the damage it can do to estate planning
Disputes have the ‘potential to bring out the worst in people and destroy families’
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Majority of Brits baffled by IHT allowances
They believe they will inherit over £200,000 more than they will actually get
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UK adults underwhelmed by their inheritance
SunLife found average sum passed down was just under £75,000
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Court case victory for widow ‘at the mercy of trustees’
She was denied money from her late husband’s £30m estate to pay for medical expenses
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Five million UK adults playing ‘inheritance roulette’
Canada Life found 15% of Brits aged between 16 and 54 revised plans based on what they expect to get
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Inheritance – one of the last ‘taboo’ topics
Only 24% of UK parents have openly discussed planning matters with their children
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Lost insurance and pension schemes earmarked for charity
Calls to expand reach of dormant asset initiative to investments and other financial products
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One fifth of UK millionaires over 45 will not hand down wealth
Canada Life’s survey highlights people need to have ‘frank and honest’ inheritance conversations
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Are you sitting on an inheritance goldmine?
Hidden treasures around the home should be professionally valued, says Zurich
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UK inheritance tax receipts reach record £5.2bn
The UK government hauled in £5.2bn ($7.2bn, €5.9bn) of inheritance tax receipts during the 2017/18 tax year, a figure 8% higher than the previous year.