The Heritance Planning Blog

Category: Expat Estate Planning Target keyword: what happens to UK assets if you die abroad Author: Heritance Planning Read time: 7 minutes For the millions of British expats living and working overseas, the question of what happens to their UK assets on death is one that is raised far too rarely — and answered far too late. Whether you are living in Dubai, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Nairobi or New York, your UK assets remain subject to UK law. Your UK bank accounts, property, pen

Category: Expat Estate Planning Target keyword: UK inheritance tax expats 2025 Author: Heritance Planning Read time: 7 minutes April 2025 marked one of the most significant changes to UK Inheritance Tax in decades — and it is a change that every British expat needs to understand urgently. The reform fundamentally altered the basis on which UK Inheritance Tax applies to individuals who have left the UK. For many British expats in the UAE, India, Malaysia, the USA and Africa, t

If you are a British expat living in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, it is easy to assume your estate plan is already under control. In practice, many families discover too late that their UK assets are still exposed. This is one of the most common issues we see with British expats in the UAE. A client may have built a successful life in Dubai, own property or savings in the UK, and assume everything will pass smoothly to a spouse or children. Often, it will not. Without a properly coord