How much UK inheritance tax will your family pay?

You can live in Spain for many years and still be liable for UK inheritance tax (IHT) on your worldwide estate since it is determined by your domicile, not residence. The main IHT allowance has been frozen since 2009 and not increased with inflation and house prices, and both this and the residential nil rate band will remain unchanged till 2028.

More families are getting caught in the IHT net and losing more of their inheritance to tax. Blevins Franks specialises in determining domicile –which is not as hard a tie to break as many people think – and strategic inheritance tax planning. Protect your family, get in touch with your local office today.

A CON man duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he'd paid beforehand.

The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake documents to hotel receptionists to ‘prove’ he had already paid.

His deception included taking on the guises of an air traffic controller or an insurance company employee.

Once a hotel verified - often a few days into his stay - that he had not actually paid, he provided credit card details, which were declined. He has been arrested and charged with fraud.