Almost a third, 29%, of financial advisers and other trust and estate practitioners are seeing more disputes over wills and trusts linked to incapacity.

STEP, the professional body for trust and estate practitioners, has warned the government that its plans to bring unused pension funds within the IHT net from next April will cause “unworkable complexity” and could have adverse consequences for bereaved families.

AJ Bell Investcentre, AJ Bell’s adviser arm, has today launched a discretionary loan trust designed for Financial Planners and advisers supporting clients with inheritance tax (IHT) and estate planning needs.

More than 120,000 new trusts were registered in 2024/25, pushing the total number of active trusts to about 835,000 - a move some experts suggest is being inspired by fears about the impending levying of Inheritance Tax on unused pensions from April next year.

Wealth manager Quilter has reported a 200% year on year increase in the number of Lifestyle Trusts opened in 2024.

Ambitious trust company Ludlow Trust has bought HSBC Bank's trust business for an undisclosed amount.