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Private Lives

Issue 13 - Winter 2009
Included in this issue: Cripps news in brief - Legal update and news from Cripps; The unwelcome guest - What can you do when family outstay their welcome?; Cripps visits Devon - Two very different Cripps clients in delightful Devon; Tough decisions - Planning ahead; Into Africa - Cripps charity clients making a difference in Africa; Unlocking your land - Realising value from surplus land; Managing redundancy - help is out there - When redundancy hits getting advice early can help; The value of plastic - Paying by credit card can protect you when a supplier fails; Steering a safe course - How to keep control of family assets; PDF

Private Lives - Spring 2009
  • Issue 12 - Spring 2009
    Included in this issue: Cripps news in brief - Legal update and news from Cripps; Making the most of Beachy Head - Charlie Davies-Gilbert talks about diversification at the Sussex beauty spot; Keeping control - Can trustees be liable for losses?; Taking a new direction - Turning dreams into reality; Not just for the famous - Pre-nuptial agreements for the financially astute; A window of opportunity - Choosing the right time to extend your lease; The pleasure of collecting - Could fine furniture be an alternative investment? Getting the taxman to pay - Cripps' Roger Holman advises how to maximise the use of tax losses; Shareholder buy-outs - Nigel Stanford explains how to plan for the unexpected.
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  • Private Lives - Summer 2008
  • Issue 11 - Summer 2008
    Included in this issue: News in Brief - Round-up of news and events; A taste of chilli at Benington - Richard and Susanna Bott talk about their love of their garden and chillies!; Growing up with wealth - How trusts can help families manage children’s financial expectations; Cross border divorces - Choosing jurisdiction may be financially significant when considering divorce; Horse sense - Cripps’ advice on the emotive issue of buying a horse; PLgallery - Introducing the dramatic photographs of Thomas de Hoghton; Protecting your partner outside marriage - Joint property ownership and shared responsibility for children needs specialist advice; Planning ahead - A Lasting Power of Attorney can help ensure your quality of life in later years.
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  • Private Lives February 2008
  • Issue 10 - Winter 2008
    Included in this issue: Home Work - What are the advantages of working from home?; Family Business - Cripps talks to Coutts’ expert on keeping a successful family business together; An Expert’s Take on Tax - John Tallon QC talks about developments in taxation; Age Before Beauty - How aware are employees of the Age Discrimination Act?; The Chocolate Connoisseur - Robin Whitefield reflects on 50 years in the confectionery sector; Who's plant is it anyway? - Cripps' approach to neighbour disputes that stem from Japanese Knotweed to noise pollution; Cripps HIPs - A review of HIPs and benefits of the essential energy performance certificate.
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  • Private Lives September 2007
  • Issue 9 - Summer 2007
    Included in this issue: Ideal homes for a greener world; First mark on the property ladder - Ways to buy a first home; The making of music - Musical reflections from Jeremy Menuhin; 21st Century theft - Avoiding identity fraud; Legislation for the elderly on health, welfare and financial affairs; The Good Divorce - How collaborative law can provide a new, non-confrontational alternative to litigation.
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  • Private Lives Summer 2006
  • Issue 8 - Winter 2007
    Included in this issue: A New Old World; Rogue Traders; Fields of Dreams - The potentials and pitfalls of owning an equestrian property; More Than Just One Property Ladder; Putting Children 1st; Advice on how to avoid family will disputes; Growing in Trust - Cripps Trust Corporation explained.
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  • Private Lives Summer 2006
  • Issue 7 - Summer 2006
    Included in this issue: Tax breaks on UK holiday homes; Investing in a passion - advice on wine as an investment; New law, new will? - latest inheritance tax law explained
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  • Private Lives Winter 2006
  • Issue 6 - Winter 2006
    In this issue: Identity Crisis; Could You Be Trusted?; An Inspector Calls; Same Sex Same Rights; Widening The Tax Net Guardian Angels; Securing Your Wishes; Home Information Packs; The Joy Of Listed Buildings; Cash In The Archives
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  • Private Lives Summer 2005
  • Issue 5 - Summer 2005
    In this issue: Landscape of the Future, Stepping On Board, SIPPing Your Way To Retirement, Where There’s A Will,French Connection Who’s Right Now?, Tax Planning
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  • Private Lives Spring 2005
  • Issue 4 - Spring 2005
    In this issue: Landscape of the Future, Keeping it in the Family, ‘Tis Better to Give, Protecting Yourself, A Day or Judgement Day? Challenging Wills, Changing Private Investor Behaviour and Dream House or Living Nightmare
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  • Private Lives - Integrated Wealth Preservation update
  • Issue 3- Spring 2004
    In this issue: Good Move - Purchasing property for children at university; Mental Incapacity Bill - Cripps Harries Hall advises the government; Does Money Grow on Trees? - Turning woodland into a tax free asset, Antiques and Collectables - A viable investment option; Charitable Status - the impact on school fee; Families in Transition
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  • Private Lives - Integrated Wealth Preservation update
  • Issue 2 - Summer 2003
    In this issue we examine the benefits and pitfalls of buying property in France; the story behind one of Northamptonshire's great country homes, Kelmarsh Hall, and its gardens; the changing fortunes of the London property market; the pros and cons of pre-nuptial agreements; and some of the issues facing trusts and trustees.
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  • Private Lives - Integrated Wealth Preservation update
  • Issue 1 - Spring 2003
    In this, the first issue, we profile the Goring Hotel in the heart of London; Simon Leney outlines the benefits of investment bonds; Anne Lewis discusses property tax planning; we profile the practice’s general management team who work with elderly clients; John Heskett of Cripps Portfolio provides some analysis of the current bear market; and we profile the home of Shakespeare, Hoghton Tower.
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