The impact of the inheritance boom There’s some £6 trillion locked up in the value of the UK’s homes. So, the fact that almost two-thirds of people between the age of 20 and 35 have parents who own their own home should signal good news: when these parents die, this country will see one of […]
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Money when living with a terminal illness Living with a terminal illness can be financially quite hard: you might start to earn less if you need to stop working or reduce your hours. You may spend more on everyday costs like heating and travelling to hospital. We’ve got disability benefits, universal credit, funeral finance payments […]
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How will technology change healthcare? With Apple recently announcing its move into the healthcare industry by creating its own primary care health clinics called AC Wellness, where staff will get free healthcare in return for their data being used to test healthcare technologies, the company joins the likes of Amazon in the race to make […]
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Paying for a funeral Dying can be expensive. Fees for decoratives extras, such as flowers, can escalate. Even after a quick Google search, the sheer amount of gladioli available can reckon with a wallet already stretched at the seams. Instead of panicking over the many choices presented by the flower arranging industry, here’s a clear […]
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How do I write a will? If you’re planning on dying, you’ll need to put in some legal groundwork for when the event happens. Here’s a rundown of what will writing involves. What is a will? A will is a legal document indicating what you want to happen to your stuff when you die. When […]
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What do I need to know about inheritance tax? The topic of inheritance tax is so rife with controversies it must be on many people’s lists of banned dinner party conversations. Not least, it was a bargaining chip in the French Revolution. If you aren’t a French aristocrat but you are interested in what the […]
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