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A brief guide to lifetime gifting
Alexis Wood, Solicitor in our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team, explains how lifetime gifting can help reduce Inheritance Tax and support loved ones during your lifetime. Discover key allowances, tax exemptions, and the seven-year rule in this practical estate planning guide.
New guidance on trustee payments and expenses
Sarah Furness, from our Charities Team, explains the new guidance on trustee payments and expenses, helping trustees understand eligibility, compliance and good governance.
Business continuity starts with your Will and Power of Attorney: what business owners should know
Alice Clewes, Partner in our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team, outlines what business owners need to know about Will planning and Powers of Attorney to safeguard business continuity.
Time to update your Will?
Our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team explains why keeping your Will updated is good practice.
Lasting Powers of Attorney: Why they’re essential for your future planning
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney and do you need one? Our Will, Trusts & Estates Team explain why it’s essential.
Charity trustees and delegated authority: What is it and how should it be exercised?
Hay & Kilner’s Charity Team explain what delegated authority means for trustees and how to exercise it correctly under UK charity law.
Disposing of charity land: Implications of the Charities Act 2022
Georgia Whitfield, from our Commercial Property Team, explains how the Charities Act 2022 affects selling or leasing charity land and trustee responsibilities.
Understanding Lasting Powers of Attorney: What they are and why you should have them
Tom Bridge, from our Wills, Trusts & Estates Team, explains what Lasting Powers of Attorney are and why business owners and families should have them in place.

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