²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian’s Tom Ryder, hailing from a Cumbria-based family with a history in pedigree livestock breeding, reflects on how the Government’s proposed Inheritance Tax reforms risk overlooking the human realities behind the numbers
Following the Autumn budget, far-reaching reforms to agricultural and business property relief are proposed, leaving families and their assets exposed to Inheritance Tax ("IHT"). Howden Rural take a look at the options.
Average price of bare agricultural land fell by 1.6% during the third quarter of 2025, bringing the annual decline to 6.8%
Dame Angela Eagle admits there have been discussions on IHT, but joins Treasury chief James Murray in ruling out concessions
This week from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian editor Katie Jones
The industry has called for commitment to axe the family farm tax as rumours swirl around a potential Government climb down
Changes could see full relief from IHT up to £5m per person (£10m for a married couple) where farmland or business assets form at least 60% of an estate
The campaign led by ²ÝÁñÉçÇø to Action arrived at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Sunday (September 28) to deliver messages from farmers to the Government
²ÝÁñÉçÇø spent weeks preparing to protest outside the Labour Party conference, however, the sentiment appeared to get lost in the sea of other protestors who joined them. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian news and business reporter Mia Willemsen discusses the day