Articles by ‘Amanda Noyce’

The demand for Wills is, understandably, high. However, the requirement for two independent witnesses is proving challenging when the country is in lockdown. The Law Society and the Ministry of Justice are discussing ways to make the signing of Wills and powers of attorney easier and quicker.

The country is facing its first December General Election since the 1920s. But which party will play Scrooge to the other’s Santa this Christmas?

Hawksmoor’s recent error – accidentally serving a £4,500 bottle of wine instead of a £260 bottle of the same vintage – wasn’t ideal for the restaurant. But if a similar mistake had been made by a wine investor, he or she might have lost out on a tax-efficient return

There are a number of income tax advantages for Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) which are not available to owners of regular buy-to-let properties – these advantages are making FHLs an increasingly attractive option for landlords.

In our previous article we focused on the uncertain inheritance tax treatment of furnished holiday lets (FHLs) and whether they can be classified as business assets which attract business property relief.

The position in relation to income tax and capital gains tax (CGT) is however much clearer – qualifying FHLs are considered to be trading businesses for both income tax and CGT purposes.

Owners of furnished holiday lets (FHLs) are often surprised at the seemingly incongruous tax rules which apply to their businesses. Whilst for income tax and capital gains tax purposes, FHLs are generally treated as “trading” businesses and taxed accordingly, the position is very different for inheritance tax purposes.

This week’s budget was not exactly ground-breaking for Private Wealth clients and their advisers, although this was no doubt a welcome break, particularly for international clients, following the significant non-dom changes introduced from April 2017 and April 2018.

Southport care home fraudster David Barton has today been found guilty on multiple counts of defrauding elderly people in their care following a year-long criminal trial. He will be sentenced on Friday (13 July)…

English law has always placed great value on the principle of testamentary freedom. That is, an individual’s right to leave their estate to whomever they like, with no obligation to provide for family members…

Solicitors from Bath, Bristol and across South West and Wales attended our annual Contentious Probate Update in Bath. The seminar was hosted by our Inheritance & Trusts Disputes team with St John’s Chambers and Mogers Drewett.

Two Dorset brothers have won their long-running legal battle against their sister for a share of their mother’s inheritance. Kenneth and Paul Hart of Poole have won their dispute over gifts amounting to £700k…

High Court Judge, Sir William Blackburne, has ordered that a daughter must return gifts made to her by her mother in the last year of her life, as he was “not persuaded” that her…