Should we axe inheritance tax on family homes?

Podcast: This is Money Podcast · This is Money

Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

There were a number of ways Kemi Badenoch could have tackled the much-hated issue of inheritance tax. The Tory leader could have promised to cut the rate, remove gifting allowances from the deep freeze, raise thresholds, or stop pensions being pulled into the net. Instead, she decide to announce family homes would be completely exempt under a Conservative government... and couples would still get to give away £1million tax-free on top of that. Was that a good idea, or has Kemi just promised to make a bad tax even more complicated? O...