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According to HMRC a record £64.5m worth of assets came into national ownership in 2020 through the “acceptance in lieu” and “cultural gift” schemes. These schemes allow [...]

There is an interesting case on proprietary estoppel which has been reported recently. In 1976, a Nigerian Chief, Ferdinand Anaghara purchased a house in London, registered in his own name. Since [...]

A recent case in the First Tier Tribunal has highlighted a problem which comes as a nasty surprise to some. As is well known, if you dispose of your “only or main residence” then, for [...]

Well, everyone else is updating their clients, as witness our inboxes overflowing with messages from shirt suppliers, so here’s what’s happening at Plantagenet: business as usual. [...]

It is well known that you don’t have to pay Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) on the property you occupy as your own home, but what if you don’t occupy it immediately after buying [...]

The good news is that the government has confirmed that the massive increase in probate fees which has been an on-again, off-again spectre hanging over the administration of estates, has been [...]

Interesting comment by Lady Hale on Radio 5 this morning. She said that, when the judges of the Supreme Court get together to discuss their decision before the judgement is written “we [...]

Just a quick post to update on a couple of recent cases which are of interest to Plantagenet clients. First, a case on Wills and Inheritance which turned on a question we are often asked: what [...]

The Office of Tax Simplification (“OTS”) after publishing their first paper, which focussed mainly on the process by which Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) is administered, has now [...]

For the history on this, see our previous blog posts on “Probate Fees” and “Probate Fees – Again” last year. You would think that, when the government has floated [...]