Insights
Insights
Is your family protected from inheritance tax?
In 2022, the Government raised a record £6.1bn from inheritance tax (IHT) and, with the nil rate band frozen, that figure is set to continue rising. As a result, more and more families are sleepwalking into an IHT liability. Banking Director Ian Gibson reports from an event we held recently about mitigating those risks through effective estate planning.
Wealth and assets data underscores the value of high-end property
Property wealth in the UK has grown 51% over the past decade to a total of £5.5 trillion, at an average of £206,521 per person, according to the Office of National Statistics’ most recent Wealth & Assets Survey.
Why are more and more banks no longer offering services for Trusts?
A number of well-known banks in the UK have, over the past year or so, stopped offering traditional banking services to trusts, citing issues such as cost, complexity and compliance as reasons for exiting a long-established part of the market.
The return of the woodland
Hampden & Co presents ‘The Return Of The Woodland’, a five-part podcast series exploring the growing interest in large-scale tree-planting.
The later life lending market comes of age
The ‘later life’ market has become one of the most competitive areas of the mortgage sector, and one in which Hampden & Co is seeing strong demand.