British adults can be secretive about their finances and many don’t even share important pieces of information with close family members, which can be problematic when someone passes away.
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The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2007-08 to 2017-18 was £161.3 billion, according to the latest Property Market Report from Registers of Scotland.
The number of remortgages taken out by homeowners in Scotland reached 8,700 in the first quarter of this year, which is a 6.1% increase over the same period last year, new figures from UK Finance have revealed. The £1.07bn of remortgaging in the first quarter was 9.2% more year-on-year.
Dying Matters Week is taking place from 14th – 20th May this year, and to mark the occasion Royal London published new research that highlights the top five tasks people should carry out now to help their loved ones after they pass away.
A newly published report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation has called for inheritance tax (IHT) to be abolished and replaced with a new system that is fairer to families and harder to avoid.