by Cindy Leicester | May 21, 2017 | Uncategorised
Where is the first place you go when you have a question? Where do you get advice and assistance? Most of us use the internet and social media to help us with the mundane to the bizarre. If you want to know the first American President or how to open wine without a...
by Cindy Leicester | May 13, 2017 | Uncategorised
Where you reside and where you were born will have a huge impact on whether or not your death is taxable. Death or inheritance tax is treated differently throughout the world. Some countries penalise their citizens regardless of where they reside. In contrast other...
by Cindy Leicester | Oct 18, 2016 | Uncategorised
Last week UK housing minister, Gavin Barwell, revealed that he and his brother would not be inheriting the family home. Flaunting tradition, the matriarch of the Barwell family is to leave the family home to her grandchildren. The MP already owns a GBP750,000 home...
by Cindy Leicester | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorised
Having discussed what your executor needs to do in a recent post, now we turn our attention to suitable candidates. Who do you trust to carry out your dying wishes? Even in simple cases, it can take months and incur considerable expenses to wind up an estate so you...
by Cindy Leicester | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorised
We all know that we need to nominate an executor in our will, but what exactly are the executor duties and how do we choose our executors? Executors are the people appointed in your Will who will deal with your financial affairs after your death. This is an honour,...
by Cindy Leicester | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorised
For those parents amongst you, do you remember how hard it was to leave your new-born for the first time? Was it grandma who baby sat? Or friends who are hoping you return the favour? How did you make that decision? Convenience, timing, experience, familiarity,...