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The US President’s attempts to scrap the tax break on inheritance does not have enough support in the lower chamber, according to the top House Democrat who oversees tax policy, Bloomberg News Wire reports this week.

A woman whose dementia-diagnosed mother ended up marrying a man who then inherited her estate when the mother died is campaigning to change the law.

Will the chancellor increase inheritance tax in the UK come the Autumn Budget, a report on the personal finance website The Motley Fool asked.

Finders International came away from this year’s British Wills and Probate Awards having won highly commended for two awards; Best Probate Research Firm of the Year and Best use of Marketing and Social Media.

Estate fraud is not a victimless crime, a recent article on the Today’s Will and Probate website pointed out, depriving beneficiaries, including charities, of much needed income.

While Edinburgh’s property market has boomed thanks to its strong position in the UK’s house price growth records, the city has also seen the largest increase in inheritance tax bills, according to Scottish Legal News.

Over the past decade, one million people have donated to charities helping to reduce the amount of tax due on their estates according to a recent article in the Daily Telegraph.

The ancient Kingdom of Essex was one of the seven that went on to form the Kingdom of England, and the county has a rich history, originating from the Anglo-Saxon period of the early Middle Ages.

A father who stole his son’s inheritance and blew the money on drink and drugs has been sentenced to 20 months in prison

Older, vulnerable people are increasingly being targeted by fraudsters marrying them so they can inherit their estates, according to a recent feature in iNews.