VIEWPOINT
Jenni Murray
When it comes to what happens to your money after your death, our columnist advises careful preparation – or better still, following ‘the Daniel Craig plan’
‘There are some inherent dangers in this inheritance business – families can be torn apart by any perceived unfairness’
No doubt those of us who have children, whether fabulously wealthy, doing OK or struggling to get by, all want to do our best for them, not just now, but later too, when we’re gone.
For me it’s meant endless research on how to minimise legally the amount of inheritance tax they’ll have to pay on the relatively meagre amount they’ll receive from my husband and me. There are two houses, both around the £700,000 mark, a couple of Minis, a few good pictures, some decent furniture and a reasonable amount of cash, which I hope to have enough time left to spend on myself.