The biggest inheritance tax advantages comes from a simple seven-year rule. According to the government, if the person ...

The UK government has set an unrealistic deadline for inheritance tax payments on unused pensions, posing a “huge problem” ...

A House of Lords committee has warned that proposed inheritance tax changes on pensions will place an unmanageable burden on ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recovered an additional £246million in unpaid inheritance tax during the last financial year as enforcement activity increased across the UK. The number of inheritance ...

Reforms to pensions and inheritance tax risk creating delays, extra costs and serious stress for families, professionals and businesses, say the House of Lords.

A growing numbers of families are being pulled into the inheritance tax net as thresholds remain frozen at £325,000.

With inheritance tax (IHT) thresholds frozen until at least 2028, more families are discovering that estate planning is no longer just a concern for the ultra-wealthy. Rising house prices and ...

There are now at least 825,000 trusts across the UK ...

Jeremy Clarkson has renewed his attack on the government’s inheritance tax reforms, warning in his latest Sunday Times column ...

Inheritance tax receipts continue to rise, with the latest official data from HMRC showing £1.5 billion was taken from estates in May 2025. The figure is up seven per cent annually (£98 million ...