by Later Life Admin | Nov 24, 2025 | Financial Advice, Legal Advice
If you’re thinking ahead to your later years, making planned lifetime gifts can be a smart way to ease the burden of inheritance tax (IHT) and ensure more of your wealth goes to the people you care about. Why consider gifting? You receive a tax-free allowance...
by Later Life Admin | Mar 17, 2025 | Financial Advice, Legal Advice
This article discusses Contiuning Healthcare Funding and when it may apply to your care situation. As the cost of care increases, reaching around £1,600 per week for residential dementia care, the financial burden of paying for care and protecting life savings is a...
by Later Life Admin | Nov 10, 2023 | Financial Advice, Legal Advice
As per HM Revenue & Customs, the total Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts from April 2023 to September 2023 amounted to £3.9 billion, marking a £400 million increase compared to the corresponding period in the prior year. June 2023 recorded the highest-ever IHT...
by John Pughe | Apr 22, 2022 | Care at Home, Carer & Family Support, Financial Advice, Legal Advice
Whatever your age, it is important to have a conversation with your mum about how she wants to be supported now or in the future. You can’t read her mind and the only way to be sure you know what she wants is if you ask. Don’t wait for a crisis, because by then it...
by CheshireLLHadmin | Apr 16, 2022 | Care at Home, Carer & Family Support, Financial Advice, Legal Advice
It is reported that around 50 million people around the world are living with Dementia, and with 10 million news cases reported each year, its growing at an alarming rate. Dementia can affect anyone and doesn’t discriminate against the elderly or the young and...