Important changes to capital gains tax come into force on 6 April 2020 which affect home owners and owners of second or holiday homes. In this article we look at what these changes are and how they could cause unexpected difficulties for home owners.

Thinking about the care and medical treatment that you would like to receive at the end of your life (or if you lose capacity) is no easy task. It is even more difficult when you are fit, healthy and busy. But that is exactly when you should plan ahead.

Death and taxes may be the only certainties in this world, but exactly how tax is raised on death and on lifetime gifts is subject to tinkering and political debate. A new cross-party parliamentary report proposes radical changes to completely change, rather than just tinker around the edges, how inheritance tax would be charged in the UK and, if ever adopted, would have significant impact on your wealth and succession planning.

WBD has appointed Edward Stone as a partner in the firm's London office, joining WBD's top-ranked private wealth team. He brings over 20 years' international experience at leading firms advising high net worth individuals, their families, trustees and family offices on wealth/succession planning and cross-jurisdictional asset structuring/restructuring.