Tag: Private Client

Are you intending to make significant financial provision for young persons to take effect now during your lifetime? If so, then trusts can be a particularly suitable vehicle for that intended gift where the person receiving  the funds is too young or too immature to be able to look after and manage them. With a […]

A quick and comprehensive overview of Probate, what it is and why you may need it. You can find more information about Probate and how a solicitor can help you here.

A quick and comprehensive overview of Wills, what they are and why you need one. You can find more information about Wills and how a solicitor can help you here.

A quick and comprehensive overview of Lasting Power of Attorney, what it is and why you need one. You can find more information about Lasting Power of Attorney and how a solicitor can help you here.

This video details 5 essential legal decisions to consider approaching later life. There are all sorts of options available to you. You can find more information about them and how a solicitor can help you here.

Amanda is a solicitor in the Private Client Department at Buss Murton Law in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She specialises in Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney and other areas of Private Client Law.

Earlier this month an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) encouraged the Government to consider making significant reforms to Inheritance Tax in order to reduce the burden for increasing numbers of middle class families being dragged into the Inheritance Tax paying threshold. The proposals suggested that the current 40% should be reduced to a flat rate […]

It is not always obvious that there are procedures to follow. The first is where did the death occur? The most likely locations are at home, in a hospice, in a nursing home or in hospital. If at home and the death is sudden or unexpected, call the Police. If not unexpected or if it […]

The Government has abandoned plans for a new ‘death tax’ following months of widespread public opposition. The changes which were due to take effect last April, were delayed due to Parliament’s all-consuming Brexit talks and have now been postponed indefinitely. Instead probate fees and charges in relation to the running of the family and civil […]

There can be a risk that by reason of the time delay between valuing land and buildings for the purposes of lnheritance Tax and the sale of the same, the value may fall. lnheritance Tax is paid on the date of death value and, in some cases, at least some of that is to be […]