From 6 April 2025, UK tax for foreign residents is based solely on tax residence, not domicile. The simplified system affects income, capital gains, and inheritance tax, offering some residents up to four years to shelter non-UK income and gains.

At Collyer Bristow, we help individuals, families, and trustees plan strategically to maximise the impact of their charitable giving while preserving and protecting wealth. Charitable donations, whether made during your lifetime or through your Will, can provide significant opportunities to reduce tax liabilities and create a lasting legacy.

Our latest guide, The Benefits of Lifetime Giving, explores the full range of options available and illustrates how to integrate charitable donations into a broader estate planning strategy.

An overview of our Private Wealth services for individuals and families based in the UK and overseas.

We have prepared a handbook to answer the most pressing and common lifetime giving questions and issues including; giving property to the next generation, gifts to vulnerable individuals, how best to fulfil an individual’s philanthropic ambitions, foreign gifts and the tax benefits associated with gifts of art.

Many families contend with paying school fees running into hundreds of thousands of pounds per child over the course of their education. This guide examines some tax efficient arrangements that other family members (typically grandparents) can use to contribute to these costs.

A guide on making an LPA covering everything you need to know when considering giving another person certain authority to make decisions, in circumstances where you no longer have the mental capacity to do so on your own.

Guidance for individuals who hold cryptoassets, explaining what taxes they may need to pay, and what records they need to keep. Also included is information for businesses and companies about the tax treatment of cryptoasset transactions.

An overview of some of the key areas of interest in relation to cryptoassets, their legal treatment in the UK, and how they should be considered in tax and estate planning.

A guide considering the many reasons and many circumstances where a trust might be of benefit.