Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts are continuing to climb in the UK, with The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasting that IHT will raise a total of £8.7bn in the 2025-26 tax year. This means more families are considering passing wealth between generations earlier, reflecting a broader shift in how families are thinking about their finances. As property […]
The Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unusually voted unanimously to hold its base rate at 3.75% on the back of major geopolitical issues in the Middle East. All members of the MPC voted to hold the base rate in the meeting on 18 March 2026. The committee said its primary cause for caution […]
At the end of February we were talking about the FTSE 100 edging towards 11,000 with rumblings of a possible energy crisis clouding the horizon as news of the bombing of Iran broke. The 45th and 47th President of the United States gave us plenty more to talk about by the end of March. Markets […]
New tax rules and rates after changes made in the 2025 Autumn Budget are set to take effect from the new tax year (2026/27) From April 2026, dividend tax rates for basic and higher-rate taxpayers will increase by two percentage points, rising to 10.75% and 35.75% respectively. The additional rate will remain unchanged at 39.35%. At the same […]