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An actress who appeared as an extra in the Harry Potter film franchise is locked in a a £435,000 inheritance fight with her mother after she was left out of her grandmother’s will. Charlotte Hepworth-Bell, 34, who has also worked in EastEnders and Holby City is battling her mother Heather, 65, over the money she claims … Read more
An actress who appeared as an extra in the Harry Potter franchise and her mother are locked in a £435,000 inheritance fight after she was left out of her grandmother’s will. Charlotte Hepworth-Bell, 34, who has also worked as an extra in EastEnders and Holby City is battling her mother Heather, 65, over the money … Read more
A businesswoman is locked in a bitter inheritance fight over the family jewels after her wealthy aunt left her £6m fortune to an ex-British Airways air steward she met on a cruise. Julia Titcombe, 46, says her rich and ‘unconventional’ aunt Patricia Thompson promised her treasured £150,000 jewellery collection to her in a Skype call … Read more
A beautician who was left nothing in her father’s £300,000 ‘DIY will’ while her ‘disappointing’ identical twin sister and other siblings shared the lot has won a court fight to pocket the money. Terri Tibbles, 40, had been close to her car dealer father William Tibbles, from Tilbury, Essex, expecting to inherit his entire estate … Read more
A straight man has revealed how he married his gay best friend to avoid a hefty inheritance tax bill, and inists his late husband would be ‘proud’ of new documentary about their story of tax dodging. Father-of-three Michael O’Sullivan, 60, tied the knot with former butler Matt Murphy, 85, in December 2017. Matt asked his … Read more
The last King of Two Sicilies was Francis II, who was overthrown in 1860 and spent the remainder of his life in exile The Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies is an ancient branch of the Spanish royal family which ruled parts of southern Italy for more than 100 years from 1734 to 1861. Its … Read more
Royal Navy officer is stripped of his MBE after he was jailed for forging his wife’s signature to steal £60,000 inheritance from stepson with learning difficulties Iain Shepherd, 66, had his honour revoked after being jailed for fraud last year Retired officer, who advised the European Commission, was given MBE in 2015 His ex-wife, Mary, … Read more
Danger of will disputes growing as nearly half of elderly parents plan to split their wealth unequally between children in their will Only 55% of parents plan to dish out inheritance equally to children 40% of adult children or relatives said they would take steps to boost their share Only around 20% of people have … Read more
My father has had Parkinson’s for the last 10 years but it has only recently got debilitating. My brother and his wife moved down to be close to him and ended up moving in with him. My dad has recently written a will in which my brother and myself are left equal shares of his … Read more
Savers in ill health who move pensions have less cause to fear inheritance tax after Supreme Court ruling Many savers have transferred out of safe and generous final salary pensions This can bring inheritance benefits, but there is a tax risk if you die soon after Supreme Court ruling is good news for savers, says … Read more