I thought that you reduce the IHT rate if you donate over 10%, but any amount left to a charity is not itself taxable? I could be wrong... (View Post)

Ah, but at least you'd be able to use the Cycle to Work scheme... :) (View Post)

What it mostly does is stop most families having to get involved in arranging trusts and other legal nonsense so that both spouses can use their allowance without impoverishing each other. Annoyingly… (View Post)

As above, is this not about carrying an allowance over? At the moment if you leave everything to your spouse, none of your allowance is used. Indeed, this is one of the few benefits of being married.… (View Post)

Doors and windows open here in the Flatlands. 20C outside. There was <20mm rain last month and the second half of July was completely dry with no rain at all. No complaints from me (except when it… (View Post)