Labour’s Pension Bombshell: Could Your Pension Face A 40% Inheritance Tax Hit?
Watch the full 60-minute Pension Briefing and understand how proposed changes from April 2027 could affect pensions, inheritance tax and long-term family wealth.
For years, pensions were viewed as one of the safest and most tax-efficient ways to pass wealth to the next generation. That may now be changing.
From April 2027, pensions could quietly become part of the inheritance tax conversation, potentially creating a 40% tax issue many families never anticipated.
Watch the full Labour’s Pension Bombshell briefing to understand what may be changing, who could be affected and the questions families should now be asking.
You can also download the 7 Pillars of IHT Planning report and explore our wider 32-Part Inheritance Tax Series, created to explain complex inheritance tax planning in plain English.
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