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Four reasons why a house price crash is coming
Opinion The pressure on house prices and property can only get worse with the economy turning down and taxes rising, says Matthew Lynn
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Pension inheritance tax paperwork nightmare – how to prepare to avoid penalties
Pensions will be included in inheritance tax calculations from April 2027 and in a shock move, your executors will have to shoulder the burden of finding all your unused pots
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Beware inheritance tax gifting rules – 220 families left with shock bills after error
Families can give away assets during their lifetime to reduce inheritance tax liabilities, but failing to meet gifting rules could trigger unexpected inheritance tax bills
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Inheritance tax bills exceed £500,000 for almost 10% of estates
Thousands of estates have had to pay a six figure inheritance tax bill – and the issue looks set to worsen.
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Will taxes rise further in the 2025 Autumn Budget?
Speculation about the Autumn Budget has started early this year as the government navigates a tough economic backdrop and failed spending cuts
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Fresh inheritance tax blow for business owners and farmers – could you need a new will?
Draft legislation has revealed a hoped for loophole in business and agricultural property reliefs has been closed tight
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Inheritance tax take rises again as loved ones pay £134 million more
With asset prices at or near all-time highs and tax thresholds frozen, more families are being pulled into paying inheritance tax
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Reeves’s capital gains tax changes ‘backfire’ as Treasury receipts fall sharply
Capital gains tax rates were increased in the 2024 Budget but fresh data suggests the policy is failing to boost government coffers. Could it put chancellor Rachel Reeves off a wealth tax?
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HMRC suspects the wealthy underpaid £343m in inheritance tax – how to avoid falling foul of the rules
‘Missing’ inheritance tax is expected to soar as the government aims to raise extra £2 billion through rule changes
