Advisers favour business relief in IHT planning - research

The estate planning solutions provider said many advisers favoured using BR into estate planning because it offers a faster route to IHT relief - it explained BR required only two years to gain IHT exemption instead of seven years with gifting or trusts. Time said 12% of advisers recommended BR at least once a month as their preferred IHT solution for clients, with an additional 34% recommending it every three months. It added the majority (76%) were using it up to twice a year. The research, which surveyed 214 financial advisers and wealth managers in September, also showed that when...