Family reviewing inheritance tax documents with 40% tax rate calculation, showing UK inheritance tax planning challenges for middle-income households

Inheritance Tax: How Much Will You Really Pay?

Here’s something nobody tells you at dinner parties: inheritance tax isn’t just for the wealthy anymore. I’ve watched too many families discover this the hard way—right when they’re grieving, already overwhelmed, and suddenly facing a tax bill that could’ve been avoided (or at least reduced) with a bit of planning. The problem? Most people think […]

British country estate representing wealth and inheritance tax planning in England under new 2025 residence-based rules

Inheritance Tax in England: Latest Rules

Here’s something nobody tells you at dinner parties: inheritance tax in England has undergone the most dramatic transformation in decades, and if you’re still operating under the old domicile rules, you’re planning with yesterday’s map. I’ve spent the better part of twenty years explaining tax to people who’d rather discuss root canals. But this? This is different. […]

Illustration of a golden inheritance tree shedding money into a tax tray, symbolising hereditary tax in the UK.

What Is Hereditary Tax? Full UK Guide

Here’s something that trips up most people: hereditary tax doesn’t actually exist – at least not in the way you’d think from the name. What we’re really talking about here is inheritance tax, sometimes called death duties by people who remember when that phrase actually meant something official. The confusion? Completely understandable. “Hereditary” sounds like something that passes […]