The UK government has announced a significant change to its proposed inheritance tax reforms affecting family farms, raising the threshold at which agricultural assets become liable for tax. The ...

New inheritance tax rules "don't go far enough", it has been warned, with calls for an EVEN higher threshold following a Labour Party u-turn. Ministers will increase the threshold for taxing inherited ...

With Nick Reiner now facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his parents, attention has begun to turn beyond the criminal courtroom to the question of money — ...

The fatal stabbings of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, have sparked widespread grieving. This tragedy, discovered on Dec. 14, 2025, is ...

Retirees across Britain are rushing to wed before Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax overhaul takes effect in April 2027, with family lawyers reporting a notable uptick in enquiries from long-term ...

Mumbai: Parliament earlier this week cleared a sweeping reform that will end a long-standing anomaly in India’s succession laws, paving the way for Hindus and several other communities to no longer ...

Government plans to make inheritance tax due on pensions, plus other changes to IHT rules, have seen a leap in people enquiring about the use of trusts to protect their wealth. So what are trusts, and ...

With a background in financial journalism across national titles, Ruby loves helping people take control of their money and specialises in pensions, tax, banking and benefits. Giving cash in 2026 is a ...

A new UAE-developed platform is set to change the way residents create and register their wills. EasyWill, which has officially launched in the country, is the first digital service in the region to ...

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