Archive for April 2019
Treasury Income From Those Dying Without A Will Doubles In A Year!
The value of assets owned by Britons who die intestate has nearly doubled in just a year, which means that the estates of more and more people are being transferred to HM Treasury. Where there is no Will naming a beneficiary and no next of kin can be found, any unclaimed assets are passed to…
Read MoreA Careless £105million Mistake Which You Can Avoid – Here’s How
In December 2018 Gerald Cotton, Chief Executive Officer of QuadrigaCX, died unexpectedly at the age of 30. QuadrigaCX was a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange organisation. Cryptocurrencies are stored in a “virtual wallet” which uses a string of random characters called a “public key”, for use when sending and receiving the cryptocurrency. A separate “private key” allows…
Read MoreCaroline Aherne Left Her Mother A £71,000 Tax Bill
Well, that’s exactly what happened to Caroline Aherne’s mother after her daughter’s tragic death in 2016. In case you don’t remember her, amongst her better-known roles was her alto ego, the bespectacled chat show host in The Mrs Merton Show. Want to know why and what she should have done, then read on. Caroline was…
Read MoreIt’s All About The M-Word
Have you heard about the M-Word? It’s being promoted here by Lloyds Bank at the moment. Why is the M-word so important to you? Well to avoid your Will being contested, it’s good your family know your intentions before you die. It will save plenty of squabling and disagreements. It’s hard to talk about but…
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