Victoria Atkins says announcement to raise tax threshold from £1m to £2.5m days before Christmas ‘seems very odd’ UK politics live – latest updates Ministers “snuck out” the announcement that they had ...

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk Ministers will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of ...

In another U-turn from the government, the threshold for inheritance tax on farmers will be raised from an originally planned £1 million to £2.5 million, following months of protest and weeks of ...

The death of a parent is a difficult time, bringing out strong emotions and highlighting any family conflict. Add to that the distribution of assets, and there’s the strong potential for family strife ...

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Government plans to make inheritance tax due on pensions, plus other changes to IHT rules, have seen a leap in people enquiring about the use of trusts to protect their wealth. So what are trusts, and ...

Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice have been denied a £30 million inheritance following King Charles's decision to take action against their father Andrew, according to reports. Following formal ...

Divorced and remarried parents risk unintentionally cutting children from their first marriages out of getting their inheritance tax-free, experts have warned. Inheritance tax (IHT) is among the least ...

Christmas is almost here, and I can already picture my grandparents’ house, where we have celebrated pretty much every year since I was born. There’ll be roast potatoes spilling on to the floor with ...