Welcome to the Autumn 2023 edition of Viewpoint
As the holiday season draws to a close, I am delighted to welcome a new family partner, Bindu Malkan, who will be based in our Watford office, as our highly regarded family team continues to expand across all our offices.
As the new academic year begins, we often return our attention back to our to do lists. If you or a family member have decided to brave the current, uncertain market and are selling a property for the first time, we feature some important factors in this newsletter which you might like to consider.
Tax remains a topic that many of our readers regularly request updates about, so I am pleased to be able to feature an article about inheritance tax planning in this edition. If this leaves you with more questions than we have answered - please do sign up to our online workshop, taking place at the end of September.
Our annual workshop featuring all things to do with Lasting Powers of Attorney will also take place again this Autumn - we hope to see many of you there. You will find details of how to register to attend any of our workshops later in this newsletter.
Finally, an interesting case about a Welsh family caught my attention recently - sadly, an all too familiar set of circumstances for my team. I hope by highlighting what can happen when an elderly parent starts to become isolated, we can perhaps help others to attempt to avoid similar situations.
I hope you enjoy reading this edition.