£1.3 billion to be ‘wasted’ in inheritance tax
Unbiased.co.uk’s annual Tax Action Report reveals that UK taxpayers will waste nearly £1.3 billion this year due to poor inheritance tax (IHT) planning.
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Home Taxes top of our hate list
Stroud & Swindon, the UK’s 14th largest Building Society, today revealed which of the UK’s taxes consumers hate the most and what they would like them replaced with.
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Over a quarter of home sales above IHT threshold
Halifax has calculated that there are 62 postcode districts in England and Wales (2% of the total) where home sales above the combined inheritance tax threshold (IHT) of £600,000 accounted for at least 25% of all property sales over the past year.
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Halifax welcomes the doubling of the Inheritance Tax Threshold for couples
Halifax has welcomed the move by the Chancellor in the Pre-Budget Report to effectively double the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £600,000 for couples and widows through the announcement of a transferable inheritance tax allowance.
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The government needs to be aware some of the more immediate problems facing consumers and the housing market today will not be solved with measures such as planning reform and new homes says the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
The Council of Mortgage Lenders welcomes the Chancellor’s effective doubling of the inheritance tax threshold for the estates of married couples in the pre-budget statement.
The Chancellor Alistair Darling in his first Pre-Budget Report has announced plans to change the inheritance tax threshold.
Clerical Medical has launched a new Discounted Gift & Income Plan (DGIP) to help clients reduce their inheritance tax (IHT) liability.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
New evidence supports Yorkshire Building Society’s findings that more borrowers are choosing to fix their mortgage for the longer term as economic conditions remain uncertain.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages, has shown a significant regional shift in the rental yields achieved by landlords.
