Heather Wildman - 'Planning the future can be a positive and rewarding experience'

Last week's Budget has brought succession and the transition of family assets to the forefront of everyone's minds, with considerable fear of potential Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax bills

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Heather Wildman is a specialist in family succession at Saviour Associates and a Nuffield scholar
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Heather Wildman is a specialist in family succession at Saviour Associates and a Nuffield scholar

Heather Wildman, of Saviour Associates, a specialist in family succession and a Nuffield scholar, urged farmers to use this time to press on with what they might have been putting off for some time...

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