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    Lucy Warwick-Ching

    Communities editor

    Lucy Warwick-Ching is the communities editor, in charge of developing the FT's commenting strategy. She writes the weekly Your Questions column.

    Previously Lucy was the personal finance digital editor. She produced the FT Money Show podcast, coordinated FT Money’s digital output and wrote for the weekday newspaper and FT.com.

    Email Lucy Warwick-Ching @WarwickChing  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Can I give my art collection to my children before I die?

      What tax implications do I need to consider?

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsInheritance
      Should I use mediation for my divorce?

      My husband doesn’t want a court process but I worry mediation won’t be legally binding

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      How do I check I’m complying with HMRC rules?

      I’ve received a letter from the tax office suggesting I may not have abided by IR35 laws

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      How do I keep my children grounded financially?

      I have been very successful in my career and have a lot of wealth to pass down the generations

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      How can I prove my husband is downplaying his investments?

      He claims his hedge fund has no capital value

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Can we reclaim stamp duty on our new home?

      We bought a second property in the country in addition to our London home

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Will I lose my bonus if I’m made redundant?

      My job is at risk but annual bonuses haven’t been announced yet. I’m worried I will miss out

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Your QuestionsInheritance
      How can I cut the risks of an English divorce?

      We’re American, thinking of relocating in the UK, but our marriage is rocky

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      Your QuestionsProperty law
      Can I get compensation from my employer?

      I was dismissed from work after going on leave for bereavement

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Your QuestionsFinancial services
      How can I recover stolen crypto assets?

      Tracing digital assets compared with fiat currency

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Can I get my house back from my daughter?

      I gifted it to her to save inheritance tax but now she’s trying to move me out

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Can I get money back from scammers?

      I paid a fraudulent invoice for work done on my house.

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Boost for savers as NS&I targets cash deposits

      Government increases fund targets of £7.5bn for 2023-24

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Budget 2023: what it means for your money

      Moves to boost tax breaks on pensions, ease childcare costs and support household energy bills

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Your QuestionsInheritance
      What’s the best way to pass money to my grandchildren?

      I am 78 years old and in good health so I want to do it now

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Your QuestionsInheritance
      Should I change my divorce lawyer?

      Costs are spiralling as my husband is intent on being litigious

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      How can we avoid double taxation and UK inheritance tax?

      We are American and want to buy a home in London so our children can go to a British school

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Bank bonuses
      How does your 2023 bonus measure up?

      FT poll shows more readers are stashing any bonus cash rather than splashing it on luxuries

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Is fine wine exempt from capital gains tax?

      I would like to make some non-traditional investments

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Can I claim financial support from my partner if we split up?

      We live together and have three children, but we’re not married

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Should our son renounce his US citizenship to reduce tax liability?

      We’re British but our son was born in the US and has dual US/UK citizenship

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Should I avoid buying a house with an ‘estate rentcharge’?

      The fee is currently £150 a year, but I’m worried it will increase

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Will my live-in partner have rights to my house?

      Having been burnt financially by divorce I need to know I am protected if the relationship fails

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      How can we avoid being taxed twice?

      We want to move from UK to US to work

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Your QuestionsAdvice & Comment
      Will I have to sell my home to pay an IHT bill?

      I have never married and live with my 92-year-old mother in her house

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