The most effective way of reducing a potential liability for Inheritance Tax (IHT) is to transfer assets within the lifetime of the owner of the assets to the people who stand to inherit that person’s estate. If the person transferring the assets survives for seven years, the liability for IHT on the assets transferred...
So Mr Darling’s last budget has been and gone, and considering the circumstances the Chancellor did alright, actually it was his finest hour, which probably does not say much!. Yes I know much was pure election broadcast and shouting “at least we were better than you’s lot” and by heck it was long, mostly...
It has been, by all accounts, another extraordinary year, marked by a sense of frustration and confusion for many trying to understand what will happen next, and especially so for those people looking to purchase property. The old adage that if you ask 10 different economists a question you get 11 different answers has never...
More and more investors are now looking at funds as a means of investing in residential property. Funds such as the Walls & Futures London Growth Fund accept direct investments but you should consider the possibility of making the investment through a self-invested personal pension or a small self-administered scheme . A SIPP is...
![MPj04409660000[1]](http://www.provesco.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MPj044096600001-150x150.jpg "MPj04409660000[1]")
The start of 2009 was not one filled with hope. The headlines were nothing but doom and gloom following a year where the global financial system went into melt down and the credit markets froze as if they had been thrown back to the ice age. With the Royal Bank of Scotland announcing the biggest...
Research by comparison site Moneysupermarket.com revealed that inquiries for buy-to-let mortgages have increased by nearly 50% since August 2008. However the number of available mortgage products fell by more than 70%. Although there is a growing number of investors looking to take advantage of the market, many are unable to meet the 130% increase in...
