At least in theory, the concept of a trust is relatively simple and involves one party (the trustee) holding assets for the benefit of others (the beneficiaries).
Trusts in one form or another have existed for hundreds of years in the English legal system and the basic components of a trust have essentially remained unchanged throughout that period.
A succinct overview of a trust relationship is set out here.
Given there are only a few core elements which must be satisfied to have a valid trust relationship, overtime advisers and clients alike have largely only been limited by their imagination in terms of the way in which they craft any particular trust deed.
In future posts, brief summaries will be given about a number of the various approaches to creating trusts.
Each of the above trusts is explored in View’s book – 40 Forms of Trusts – Workbook.
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