Six things your clients will call you about this week

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Weekend papers round-up: Spanish property, the value of marriage and Swiss tax exiles were all on the news agenda, while popular acronyms included JISAs and MINTs.

Marriage Traditionally, marriage has been important to provide financial and legal security to couples and families and a big story last week and over the weekend seemed to reaffirm this. The Observer reported on the case of Patricia Jones, who has been ordered to hand half her home to her ex, 18 years after they split up and despite the fact they were never married. Although there some nuances to the case, unmarried clients may have some questions about how such a ruling could affect not only their property, but also their savings and investments.   Spanish property Many IF...

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