Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Meta global affairs chief Clegg to be replaced by Republican Kaplan
    • Stand-off in South Korea as investigators try to arrest impeached president
    • Trump uses New Orleans attack to push security and border agenda
    • Tories seek UK probe into rape gangs as Musk spat with Starmer escalates
    • Dollar surges against the euro and sterling
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • Tories seek UK probe into rape gangs as Musk spat with Starmer escalates
    • Dollar surges against the euro and sterling
    • UK heading for tax rises despite return to growth, economists say
    • Farage and why Badenoch does not have time to ‘watch this space’
    • Ten things to tick off your financial to-do list in 2025
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Meta global affairs chief Clegg to be replaced by Republican Kaplan
    • Musk is standing in the way as Bezos reaches for orbit
    • Tesla’s annual deliveries drop for first time since 2011
    • Hedge funds Citadel and Millennium gain 15% in 2024
    • China’s electric-vehicle leader BYD posts record sales in 2024
  • Tech
    Sections
    • Tech Home
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
    Most Read
    • Meta global affairs chief Clegg to be replaced by Republican Kaplan
    • Can France become a global AI powerhouse?
    • Nvidia invested $1bn in AI deals in 2024
    • US investors in China venture funds race to comply with new tech rules
    • AI-generated phishing scams target corporate executives
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • Dollar surges against the euro and sterling
    • Hedge funds Citadel and Millennium gain 15% in 2024
    • Ten things to tick off your financial to-do list in 2025
    • Ex-crypto chief Do Kwon brought to New York to face fraud charges
    • Crypto industry dreams of a golden era under Trump
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Musk is standing in the way as Bezos reaches for orbit
    • Farage and why Badenoch does not have time to ‘watch this space’
    • Why it’s hard to be a friend of America
    • Things have to get worse to get better
    • Undersea sabotage response is a dangerous business
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • Secrets of an airline points millionaire
    • Can France become a global AI powerhouse?
    • Pensions: the industry where women are in charge
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • One hundred million fans cannot make you famous
    • Secrets of an airline points millionaire
    • WNU, the fashionista’s favourite shirtmaker, now makes blazers, too 
    • Social pressure holds back sales of alcohol-free drinks, research finds
    • ‘Do 50 press-ups and a daily meditation’ – the 10 wisdoms of Yohji Yamamoto
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Inheritance

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Personal Finance
    Ten things to tick off your financial to-do list in 2025

    From money-saving work perks to investments and tax planning, resolve to get your finances in shape this new year

    Illustration of a piggy bank and a pencil on an open spiral notebook with a checklist drawn on the page, set on a plain blue background
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The great wealth transfer

    Big inheritances are set to transform economies, markets and society

    Multi-generational family members enjoy Christmas dinner around a table
  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    UK tax
    Lawyers question Starmer’s ‘misleading’ £3mn farm tax claim

    Headline inheritance duty exemption is difficult to achieve and may involve splitting ownership of the land

    British farmers hold placards saying ‘Starmer the farmer harmer’ and Stop family farms tax’ during a rally in London
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    How can I ensure my business runs smoothly after my death?

    I would like to pass my business to my eldest son

  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    UK tax
    UK’s largest estates pay an average of £9mn in inheritance tax

    Wealthiest estates face prospect of higher rates of liability following the Budget

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Will my loved ones have to pay tax on my pension when I die?

    I’m worried about the new rules that mean my pension is subject to inheritance tax

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can my brother and I resolve our financial dispute out of court?

    We are currently fighting over our late mother’s will - and it’s getting nasty between us

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    FT WealthClare Maurice
    Not planning for death can be an expensive business

    Where there’s no will there’s no way to avoid causing postmortem trouble

    A conceptual graphic showing multiple hands tearing a legal or official document
  • Sunday, 24 November, 2024
    UK wealth managers warn Reeves over plan to levy inheritance tax on pensions

    AJ Bell boss tells chancellor that ‘complex and costly’ Budget proposal will ‘undermine’ retirement savings system

    A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks in the rain across Westminster Bridge in London with the Houses of Parliament in the background
  • Saturday, 23 November, 2024
    UK tax
    Brits retiring abroad could avoid UK inheritance tax under new loophole

    Budget measure allows anyone staying abroad for 10 years to avoid death duties on global wealth

    Elderly British tourists relaxing on the beach in Spain
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    The Big Question
    The Big Question: Should farmers have to pay inheritance tax?

    The government says the levy targets landowners seeking to shelter wealth, but food producers say it will hit them hard

    FT montage of a tractor and ‘No farmers, No food’ protest banners with a large question mark between them
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    Quick fixes to lower your inheritance tax liability

    Act before pension pots are swept up by the tax net

    Illustration of an elderly woman and her house inside an hourglass
  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Do I need inheritance tax insurance?

    Budget changes prompt wave of interest in life cover to avoid families scrambling to pay tax bills

    Illustration of a hand gripping an hourglass with money falling out the bottom
  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    UK tax
    UK landed estates warn Budget tax changes will ‘kill off’ business

    Owners of historic houses hit out at changes to inheritance tax and national insurance

    Knowsley Hall
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    The great post-Budget pensions rethink

    But there are several tools you can use to cut an IHT bill

    Commuters walk along the concourse at London Waterloo station
  • Sunday, 3 November, 2024
    Tom Bradshaw
    British farmers have nothing left to give

    The Budget’s new IHT measures demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of how our agriculture works

    Hills and farmland in rural mid Wales.
  • Saturday, 2 November, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Budget Q&A: Readers’ questions answered

    Experts respond to queries about measures announced in the autumn Budget

  • Saturday, 2 November, 2024
    News in-depthUK agriculture
    Farmers lose sleep over Budget inheritance tax crackdown

    Reforms will put emphasis on early succession planning for agricultural estates

    Nick Hutton
  • Saturday, 2 November, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Autumn Budget 2024: where will you feel the pinch?

    FT reporters review this week’s £40bn tax-raising measures

    An illustration of Rachel Reeves surrounded by pound notes in the shape of autumn leaves
  • Friday, 1 November, 2024
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Meet ‘Generation Windfall’: coming to an estate agent near you

    Fears of tax rises at the Budget have sent the Bank of Mum and Dad into overdrive

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    Family businesses
    Inheritance tax changes sound ‘death knell’ for family businesses, say owners

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget has caused alarm

    Cafes and shops on Warwick Street in Worthing, West Sussex
  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    UK savings plans overhauled with planned pension tax changes

    Advisers race to rethink approach after Rachel Reeves pledges to bring retirement pots under inheritance levy regime

    A photo illustratuon showing the dictionary definition of pension fund and British pound coins
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Closure of UK inheritance tax ‘loophole’ to penalise estates of wealthy pensioners

    Experts say big tax bills could result from Rachel Reeves’ move in the Budget

    Commuters walk during the morning rush hour near the Bank of England in the City of London
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Farmers with assets over £1mn hit by inheritance tax reforms

    Industry counters that Budget cap will hammer agricultural businesses that are asset-rich but cash-poor

    Tractor ploughing in Northants
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Inheritance tax reforms to hit business owners and farmers

    Tax relief to be capped on assets worth more than £1mn

    Farm buildings in Wiltshire
Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareersSuppliers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsSubscription ManagerNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT Live EventsFT ForumsBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2025. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Edition:UK
International
Subscribe for full access

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • UK
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Alphaville
  • FT Edit
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Schools
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In