I’ve been left £20,000 can I pass it to my kids as ‘surplus income’ free of inheritance tax?
I have recently received just under £20,000 from my late mother’s will and passed some to my children…
HMRC claws back extra £246m in underpaid inheritance tax last year as it ramps up investigations
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Can I gift my daughter my house to beat IHT and live there rent-free after seven years?
If we gift my house to our daughter and continue to live in it, I understand we would…
Pension tax relief is the ‘hidden hero’ putting an extra £32BN a year into savings
By JANE DENTON, MONEY REPORTER Updated: 03:09 EST, 26 January 2026 Pension tax relief saved Britons an estimated…
Do YOU have enough money for retirement? Droves of pensioners risk outliving their savings
Financial advisers are increasingly planning for pensioners to live to 100Â By LUCY EVANS, MONEY REPORTER Updated: 02:00…
How does salary sacrifice work and is this handy pension perk under threat in the Budget?
Salary sacrifice is a popular way to boost your pension and save on National Insurance. Employers allow staff…
Half of adults say they now use AI to manage their money – but would you trust it?
More than half of adults, equating to some 28.8million people, have used AI tools to help manage their…
Debt-ridden councils are demanding you hand them cash gifts you gave to your children – even if it was 20 years ago. Here’s how to avoid this hidden trap and protect your money and family
Growing numbers of parents and grandparents are handing over cash gifts to help their loved ones while reducing…
One in three older people stumped over what to do with 25% tax free pension cash
One in three over-60s have no idea what to do with their pension tax free cash, new research…
One in three parents fear their children will never be able to retire
By LUCY EVANS, MONEY REPORTER Updated: 19:01 EDT, 21 October 2025 More than one in three parents fear…
I ‘contracted out’ when Margaret Thatcher was PM – did it benefit my pension? STEVE WEBB replies
In the 1980s during Margaret Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister, when I was in my 20s, we were…
HUGO DUNCAN: Pension tax raid is an attack on workers
By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 03:00 EDT, 13 October 2025 One of the common misconceptions about pension tax is…