87 articles tagged with Inheritance Tax.
Grant of Probate timelines, HMCTS fees, IHT400 vs IHT205, the chicken-and-egg IHT problem, and a 15-point executor checklist for 2026.
APR protects farmland and farmhouses from inheritance tax -- but the Budget 2024 combined GBP 1M cap with BPR changes the picture from April 2026.
Business Property Relief can remove 100% of qualifying business assets from your IHT estate -- but Budget 2024 introduced a GBP 1M cap from April 2026.
How Agricultural Property Relief works for IHT in 2026 -- the new £1m cap, qualifying conditions, interaction with Business Property Relief, and estate planning strategies.
Gifts to UK charities are fully exempt from inheritance tax. Leave 10% or more of your net estate to charity and the IHT rate drops from 40% to 36%. How it works in 2026.
The nil-rate band is frozen at GBP 325,000 until 2030 while house prices rise. Here is how to use the NRB, RNRB, transferable allowances, and gifting rules to legally cut your inheritance tax bill.
Unspent pension pots will be included in IHT from April 2027. Learn how the change works, exceptions, and planning strategies to minimise your estate tax.
Selling your main home to downsize in retirement is usually Capital Gains Tax-free — but what you do with the released cash, especially gifting it, can create Inheritance Tax exposure. 2026/27 explained.
Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax on an inherited property are two separate taxes charged on two different events. Here's exactly where each one applies, why paying one doesn't excuse the other, and how the probate value links them.
From 6 April 2026, 100% Agricultural Property Relief and Business Relief on farms and family businesses is capped at a combined £1 million per estate, with 50% relief above that. What farming families need to plan for.
Cryptocurrency, NFTs and other digital assets form part of your taxable estate for Inheritance Tax just like any other asset — but without the right information, executors may never even find them. How to plan properly.
Step-children have no automatic inheritance rights under UK intestacy rules, and passing assets to a step-child instead of a biological child can raise different Inheritance Tax and residence nil-rate band issues. What blended families should check.
