5 h. ago My husband and I were both widowed: Can we use our late spouses' inheritance tax allowances?

Neither of us used our late spouse's tax allowance on their passing. Can we use them when we die to pass on an inheritance to our respective children?

Politics

20 h. ago Wife should get to keep more of family fortune after divorcing banker husband who gave her £80m to escape threat of inheritance tax, Supreme Court hears

Clive Standish, 70, a sheep-farming tycoon and former CFO of UBS, married Anna Standish, 55, in December 2005, but the couple separated in 2020 after a 15-year marriage.

Economics

23 h. ago New Council Tax warning to people inheriting a home from bereaved relative

Families inheriting a deceased relative’s home may have to pay additional Council Tax.

Events

40 h. ago Widow who's husband died at Dignitas issues desperate plea – read her heartbreaking letter in full

Louise Shackleton has issued an open letter as MPs prepare to vote on the Assisted Dying Bill telling of the 'cruel and wicked' death Brits face

Events

69 h. ago Widow suing council over pothole that she claims killed her husband

A coroner ruled that 70-year-old Robert Newcombe was thrown from his motorbike as a result of a 'degraded road surface' on the A43 in Northamptonshire - now, his widow is suing the council for damages

Events

5 d. ago Huge increase in home buyers being gifted £100k or more for deposits as families look to sidestep inheritance tax

Britain is in the midst of an unprecedented wealth transfer from baby boomers to younger generations - and house deposits are increasingly the vehicle of choice.

Economics

9 d. ago Widow who broke neck after husband's death to run London Marathon

Widow who broke neck after husband's death to run London Marathon  East Anglian Daily Times

Events

1 week ago Graham Thorpe's wife details how tragic cricket legend battled 'so hard' against depression

Graham Thorpe's widow Amanda lost her husband last year after the England legend's battle with mental illness and she's determined to change the stigma after seeing what he went through

Events

1 week ago Corey Lewandowski is working as Kristi Noem ‘de facto’ chief of staff

Corey Lewandowski said he chose to work at the department as the husband of a 9/11 widow

Politics

1 week ago I've inherited a house but it needs work: Do I have to pay double council tax until it is sold?

My siblings and I have inherited our uncle's house and are planning to sell it. Do we have to pay double council tax, as it's technically a second home?

Economics

2 w. ago HMRC sends letter 'out of blue' asking UK household pays £56,000 bill 'at once'

A woman has spoken out after being "harassed" by HMRC for two years after the taxman wrongly claimed she owed more than £50,000 in inheritance tax - despite her paying the bill

Economics

2 w. ago Gran scoops £4m Omaze mansion in Highlands and celebrates by watching Braveheart

Widow Patricia once shed five stone so she could give her husband of over 55 years David one of her kidneys for a lifesaving operation.

Economics

2 w. ago Widow wins £4MILLION Scottish Omaze house and says late husband will be 'smiling down on the family'

Patricia Moule has won the latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw and is now the proud owner of a contemporary four-bedroom property that sits on the shores of Loch Rannoch.

Economics

3 w. ago How a solo mother embraced a digital nomad lifestyle in Bali after tragedy

A widow, whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack, has relocated with her two sons to Bali to embrace the digital nomad lifestyle.

Politics

3 w. ago Start planning now for Labour’s changes to the Inheritance Tax regime

There’s only a year to go until the new rules come into force, warns Sarah Jackson

Politics

4 w. ago Hot cross bun shortage threat as farmers escalate their protests against ‘tractor tax'

Food producers have pledged to halt the transport of milling wheat in their latest effort to pressure the Chancellor into scrapping inheritance tax rule changes

Events