NEW Articles11 May 2026
The ‘mansion tax’ and property prices – what’s to come?
Further details have emerged about the potential impact of the ‘mansion tax’ announced in the last Budget.
Guides & Publications
Spring Statement 2025
Despite various media labels of mini-Budget or even emergency Budget in the run up to 26 March, the Chancellor avoided any fresh tax measures. Instead, her focus was on tightening public spending, an action which means the Treasury’s spotlight now turns to 11 June, when the deferred three-year spending review is due to be published.
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More caught in the net of IHT property valuations
According to research reported recently in The Telegraph, the number of property valuations challenged by HMRC has risen by more than a fifth over the past year. No surprise given that frozen inheritance tax (IHT) thresholds and higher property prices have pushed more people into the IHT net.
Articles16 Apr 2026
Thousands of Brits Returning from the Middle East Could Face Unexpected UK Tax Bills
Disruption which results in an unplanned return to the UK may also have significant tax implications
Articles15 Apr 2026
A light shone on the limits of the IHT gift rule
The normal expenditure out of income exemption allows individuals to make gifts during their lifetime that are immediately exempt from inheritance tax (IHT) – there is no seven-year wait. A recent case heard by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has cast some light on what is meant by ‘normal expenditure’.
Guides & Publications31 Mar 2026
Tax Tables 2026/27
Tax rates and allowances change, especially after a Budget or Spring Statement. Here you can download our printable tax tables which come into effect from 5th April '26