Wills, Trusts & Probate

Making wills is a vital step in planning your inheritance. Find out how and why. Learn how it’s done by the professionals.

Section 78 of the Land Registration Act 2002. The ultimate wolf in sheep’s clothing for land owners. How to control legal owners with HM Land Registry Restrictions

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Wolf in sheep's clothing
Short Answer – Section 78 LRA 2002 states that the Land Registry (i.e. the registrar) “shall not be affected with notice of a trust”. It appears harmless but it creates a system where legal owners take on risk for the… Read the whole article “Section 78 of the Land Registration Act 2002. The ultimate wolf in sheep’s clothing for land owners. How to control legal owners with HM Land Registry Restrictions”

Double Your IHT Nil Rate Bands to £1 Million with Downsizing Relief – Real Example

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Antique Clock
Short Answer – If you sell your house, or swap it for a smaller house or gift it away before you pass away, you do not lose your residential nil rate band. You can claim IHT relief for the full… Read the whole article “Double Your IHT Nil Rate Bands to £1 Million with Downsizing Relief – Real Example”

Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 – Digital Assets in your will. A good old school solution to a very 2026 problem.

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bitcoin digital asset
Summary answer – Rarely do you come across a new law (particularly in the UK in 2026) that makes you think – they did it properly. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 is just one of those things. It’s… Read the whole article “Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 – Digital Assets in your will. A good old school solution to a very 2026 problem.”

Inheritance Tax Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) – 2026 Cap Explained

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annoyed farmer with no money
Short Answer – the government have capped IHT reliefs on Farms and Businesses, and then keep changing the thresholds because it’s miserably unfair of them to do this. Latest cap seems to be £2.5 Million per spouse, and there are… Read the whole article “Inheritance Tax Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) – 2026 Cap Explained”