Don’t let your loved ones inheritance disappear

Many inheritances are ‘lost’ due to lack of planning by those leaving them.

Leaving an inheritance directly to a child may not always be the best solution, with increasing divorce rates there is always a possibility that money will be lost to your departing spouse.

Secondly there may be a threat of legal action against the recipient of the inheritance, as in todays society the chance of being sued has greatly increased.

Similarly the chance of the recipient having financial difficulty may be higher and creditors may claim against inheritance to recover money.

The final lost could be more indirect, if a recipient is in receipt of means tested benefits these may be lost if an inheritance is received.

£6000 will affect any benefits and an inheritance of over £16000 will mean no benefits can be claimed.

For more information please ring us on 0800 043 2811

Have you thought about care home fees?

Evidence suggests that anything between 40,000 and 70,000 homes are sold each year to cover the owner’s care fees. Parents are seeing nest eggs which they had built up as intended inheritances for their children decimated extremely quickly once in care.
With advance planning, this need not be the case.

There are ways to protect the family home for the next generation, contact WAP UK on 0800 043 2811 to find out all the information you need.