It doesn’t feel possible that the great Sir Alf Ramsey died ten years ago, this week. It feels more like a couple of years ago the newspapers were saying that his achievements in football hadn’t been properly recognised when compared to other great football managers. After all, he did select, train and guide England’s only […]
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Stephen
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It was never going to be a budget with the chancellor bearing gifts, but I’m sure most wouldn’t have expected it to have been so harsh.
Most budgets give us, the Will Writing and Estate Planning industry something to shout about and something to groan about. We were virtually missed out by this year’s budget.
Here’s the […]
Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Stephen
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Many Brits (and others) have purchased properties in Spain over the past twenty or more years, with numbers increasing considerably over the past ten years, often with a severe lack of understanding of the Spanish legal systems. The problem is that most Brits don’t understand the different laws in Spain firstly for the equivalent of […]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by Stephen
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The Rabbi is the person available as a religious leader to Jewish people, when it comes to planning and organizing a funeral.
Jewish funerals tend to be solemn events where people dress conservatively. Music and flowers are not usually a part of the proceedings.
A Hevra Kadisha, which is a holy society which supervise funerals […]
Posted on April 19th, 2009 by Stephen
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How we help our clients prepare
The Transferable nil rate band has been in practice for some time now but complications happen when the first spouse died many years ago. Helping the surviving spouse prepare certain documents will help to ensure the transferable nil rate band can be used on their own estate.
The transfer of an […]
Posted on April 15th, 2009 by Stephen
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The holiday period we call Easter is not just a weekend when the football teams get to play at least twice in three days. It’s also the time when many people get together with families to exchange chocolate eggs and reminisce about ‘old times.’ Part of the population will bring their religious beliefs to the […]
Posted on April 10th, 2009 by Stephen
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Well actually, it isn’t the tax rate that’s increasing, but the allowance we all get before inheritance tax is due.
From the start of this new tax year (6th April 2009) the nil rate band (the amount you can have as a tax free allowance on your estate when you pass on) was increased from the […]
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Stephen
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While we may all have an opinion on the life and death of Jade Goody, it is clear to most that once she knew she was going to die, she then ‘earned’ as much money as she could so her children would benefit after her death. That can only be seen as the most sensible […]
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by Stephen
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