Thread: Inheritance tax
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Old 03-05-2017, 04:51 PM #10
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Originally Posted by Brillopad View Post
That's not likely to happen in many cases as the home would likely have to be sold to pay for their care. Dementia is going to take away a lot of peoples' inheritance.
Indeed. Insane "care" home fees are a much bigger problem than inheritance tax; the current situation is that most people's money (and home) is gone long before they die. And the majority of care homes treat them worse than dogs for their money. Often well over £30,000 a year.
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