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Inheritance

  • Saturday, 12 October, 2024
    Moira O'Neill
    The couples’ conundrum: joint or separate finances?

    In many cases, it’s best — financially — to go your separate ways

  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Clare Munro
    The risks of giving the family home to your children early

    The ‘dower principle’ of passing on a residence while still alive can have advantages if you’re trying to minimise IHT — but there are pitfalls

  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    What investments can I use to limit my inheritance tax liability?

    I’m also considering setting up a trust for my two adult children but am open to other ideas

  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    And the Budget changes most feared by FT readers are . . . 

    Attendees of the FT Weekend Festival are selling assets and passing on inheritances ahead of October’s Budget

  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Reader callout: are you concerned about social care costs?

    Care home costs have been rising steeply

  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
    Inheritance tax: how to prepare for the Great Wealth Transfer

    Work out what you want to achieve and start early. The principles will probably remain the same, regardless of any changes in the autumn Budget

  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    How do you plan to deal with the Great Wealth Transfer?

    FT Money wants to hear about your experiences

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  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Personal Finance
    ‘Woeful’ probate delays add to stress for grieving relatives

    Courts are still taking months to settle paperwork on estates, leaving families with unexpected bills and difficulties selling property

  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    UK tax
    UK inheritance tax liabilities climb to record levels

    Receipts driven higher by long-standing freeze to tax-free threshold and rising asset values

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  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    UK tax
    UK family-owned businesses urge Labour to keep inheritance tax relief

    Lobby group’s warning comes as government lays ground for tough autumn Budget

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  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
    Have you suffered delays in obtaining probate?

    FT Money wants to hear readers’ experiences

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  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    UK tax
    UK could raise more inheritance tax by adopting measures from G7, says think-tank

    Demos report suggests ways for Labour government to make system fairer and generate more funds for public spending

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  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can I use a mirror will to protect my children’s inheritance?

    We have stated that after we both die our assets are divided equally between our children

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  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Financial Advice
    How to protect your wealth from future Labour tax raids

    Advisers plot ways to ‘Labour-proof’ clients’ finances after landslide victory

  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    Lucy Warwick-Ching
    Can I change our house deeds?

    Due to my footballer husband’s income our house is listed in his sole name and I worry what could happen if we divorce

  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    UK tax
    Business and buy-to-let owners act on CGT fears

    Surge of transactions ahead of the UK general election

    A row of terraced houses with letting signs
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    Faith Glasgow
    The great wealth transfer is coming (but are advisers prepared?)

    Compared with their parents, children often have different expectations when it comes to managing their money

    Three generations of a family walking on a beach
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Should I pay into a Jisa or a junior Sipp for my grandchildren?

    I want to know the best way to pass down wealth

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Will we need to pay tax on gifting our Swiss apartment?

    My wife and I would like to gift our flat to our children

  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Shirley Coe
    Beware the Bank of Mum and Dad’s grey areas

    Today’s youth are a generation of entrepreneurs . . .  but should you invest?

    Richard Branson, pictured in a Virgin Mega Store shop in 1979
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    UK tax
    Fresh calls for action on IHT breaks after 68 estates shelter £1.8bn in assets

    Critics of inheritance tax regime call for tighter rules on relief for Aim-listed holdings

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  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Should I write my own will or get legal advice?

    My family rarely discusses financial matters, making the topic quite uncomfortable

  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Fears on inheritance tax surface among wealthy landowners

    Large estate owners accelerate transfer plans ahead of election

    An aerial view of a rural landscape in Buckinghamshire
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Lucy Warwick-Ching
    How easy is it to change my divorce lawyer?

    I’m worried I will lose out on my financial settlement if I switch now

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can I be fired for menopausal symptoms?

    Impact of my hormonal changes should be taken into consideration by employers

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