by johnireland | Articles
A Will protects your family after you die. It does nothing at all while you’re still alive but unable to make decisions. Most people who come to us for a Will have already thought carefully about who gets what when they die. Far fewer have thought about what...
by johnireland | Estate Planning Essentials
Why Review Now? Tax thresholds are frozen until 2030-31. Business Property Relief is capped. Capital Gains Tax rates have risen. If your estate plan was written before the Autumn Budget 2024, it may contain assumptions that are no longer correct. A simple review of...
by johnireland | Articles
Why 2026 Is a Year for Reviewing, Not Just Filing Most people write their will and forget about it. They sign a Lasting Power of Attorney and put it in a drawer. Trusts are established and left to operate quietly in the background. This approach worked well enough in...
