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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 a column called Family Money and edits 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.

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  • Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
    Your QuestionsInheritance
    Can we speed up grant of probate for my great aunt’s inheritance money?

    I am relying on the inheritance money to pay for my eldest daughter’s university fees.

  • Saturday, 24 October, 2020
    FT SeriesCoronavirus: Could the world have been spared?
    The coronavirus pandemic: FT Readers respond

    Commenters discuss how they think the virus has been handled and share how they have been affected

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Your QuestionsPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
    Will I have to pay the 3 per cent additional stamp duty rate?

    Could transferring a rental property to a company allow us to avoid the charge on the purchase of our own home?

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    Tax
    Wealth tax: FT Money readers are divided

    Survey reveals a split between those who favour reducing inequality and those who fear penalising savers

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
    Your QuestionsPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
    Can I change my flat from leasehold to commonhold?

    I bought my flat five years ago and don’t see eye to eye with the person who holds the freehold

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Special ReportFT Wealth: Family Office
    Divorce lawyers to the wealthy: ‘The pandemic has been a real wake-up call’

    Some rich celebrities and entrepreneurs have found it just as hard to get along with their spouses in lockdown as anyone else

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Your QuestionsPersonal Finance
    Is our pre-lockdown pre-nup still valid?

    We delayed our summer wedding plans at the start of lockdown

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Will I be investigated by HMRC for furlough fraud?

    I found the process very complicated, so it’s possible I made errors in haste

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    UK property
    Must I pay council tax on my late mother’s house?

    We haven’t been able to sell her house since her death last year

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    Inheritance
    Can I protect my assets from my daughter’s husband to be?

    I would like everything to stay in the family, going to my daughter and her children

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Financial services
    Should I use an online bank account for my new business?

    Pros and cons of going for a high street provider versus a newer bank

  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    Q&AYour Questions
    Can I give away more than £3,000 to my children without paying tax?

    I would like them to gift back the dividend income from the shares

  • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
    Q&AYour Questions
    How much CGT will we have to pay on our properties?

    My husband and I have divorced and are selling our house and flat

  • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
    Investments
    Dividends cut by 445 LSE-listed companies

    Some yields still remain attractive even after changes, analysts say

  • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
    Financial fraud
    Bank scam victims face refund “lottery”

    Banks are unfairly blaming victims for fraud losses, according to a new report

  • Tuesday, 11 August, 2020
    Your QuestionsPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
    Will divorce affect my grandchildren’s trust fund?

    My son is divorcing and I’ve been asked to disclose how much the capital sum is worth

  • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
    Your QuestionsPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
    Where should I invest my £50,000?

    I’ve moved out of London and want to invest the equity I’ve released for the long term

  • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
    Childcare
    Live Q&A: How have you juggled childcare with working from home?

    The FT’s Lucy Warwick-Ching answers your questions

  • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
    Family MoneyPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
    ‘Motherhood penalty’ made worse by the effects of the pandemic

    Women more likely to take unpaid leave from work to care for children

  • Wednesday, 29 July, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Video witnessing of wills to be made legal during pandemic

    Reforms ‘to give peace of mind to many’ will be backdated to January 31 2020

  • Tuesday, 21 July, 2020
    UK tax
    Are there tax implications if I work from our holiday home in France?

    My UK employer’s human resources team says it could have an adverse impact on the tax I pay

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Inheritance
    Inheritance disputes rise as families go to war over estates

    Number of contested wills at an all-time high as rising house prices and complex family structures drive competing claims

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Marriage and divorce
    How should we split our financial assets when we get divorced?

    We have a town house and a place in the country but no other substantial assets

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Q&APersonal Finance
    Live Q&A: Can you really split assets fairly when you get divorced?

    The FT’s Lucy Warwick-Ching and Emma Gill, director of divorce and family law at Vardags, will answer questions at 12pm GMT on Wednesday July 15

  • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
    Q&AYour Questions
    What should I consider, alongside costs, when choosing a school?

    We relocated back to the UK so our son could attend a school that has now been forced to close

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