How to Maximise Your Inheritance Tax Allowance in 2026
Here’s something nobody tells you at dinner parties (because who discusses tax at dinner parties?): roughly 96% of UK estates won’t pay a penny in inheritance tax. Yet the 4% who do fork out an average of £180,000 to HMRC. That’s not pocket change—that’s someone’s house deposit, a comfortable retirement nest egg, or your kids’ […]
Inheritance Tax Rules Explained Simply 2026
Published: January 2026 | Reading time: 12 minutes Here’s something nobody tells you at dinner parties: inheritance tax rules in the UK are simultaneously straightforward and maddeningly complex. The basic premise? Dead simple. Your estate gets taxed at 40% on everything above £325,000. But then the government added residence nil-rate bands, seven-year rules, taper relief, […]
