Thousands more families are expected to face inheritance tax from April 2027 when unused pension pots will start counting towards a person's estate. An extra 10,500 estates will be liable in 2027-28 ...

Economists have talked about it as the greatest wealth transfer in history. Baby boomers — boosted by decades of rising house prices, strong stock markets and economic growth — control more than half ...

The soaring numbers of bereaved families who are being hit with inheritance bills have become something of a national scandal – yet the situation if anything is about to get a whole lot worse.

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A testamentary trust remains one of the most useful and practical estate planning tools available to South African families, particularly where there are minor children, vulnerable beneficiaries or ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky clerk who was ordered to pay $565,285.91 in damages and attorney fees to a Kentucky couple is accused of hiding her inheritance to avoid losing it. Kim Davis, a ...

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts reached record highs in the three months to June 2026. Receipts between April and June totalled £2.3 billion, up £96 million from the same period in 2025 and a record ...

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Some of the world’s wealthiest individuals have no plans to pass on their wealth to the next generation. Getty Images Perhaps the most notable example of the anti-inheritance billionaire is Chuck ...