When is a gift is not a gift?
A combination of rising house prices hampering first time buyers plus the threat or fear of care home fees has seen many parents transfer their main residence to their children or contemplating the act. Prima facie, this may seem a…
Read moreActions trump intentions
How many times have you planned to do something but in the final analysis there was no action to follow through? The club of good intentions has an ever-growing membership. In fact, there are over 20 million parents in the…
Read moreFinal call to put it right
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has given UK taxpayers until 30th September 2018 to come forward and declare any foreign income or profits from offshore assets. From 1st October, there will be new harsher penalties for those who have failed…
Read moreDo you know who is calling you?
It was a Saturday afternoon about 12.25pm when I answered a mobile telephone call. The caller was a known GP client. However, today her voice was somewhat distraught. The source of this distress soon became clear. On Friday evening she…
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