Wedlake Bell Insights

    • In Trust
    • Dec 3, 2025

    Budget 2025: Chancellor announces transferability of agricultural property relief and business property relief

    The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, used her highly anticipated Budget on 26 November 2025 to announce that the £1 million allowance for agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) will be transferable between spouses and civil partners with effect

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 26, 2025

    Budget 2025: an end to the speculation

    While perhaps not as bad as was feared, the announcements confirmed today, from the “high value council tax surcharge” to income tax rate hikes for property, dividend and savings income, will shape decisions for families, trustees, and investors over the

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    • Insights
    • Nov 18, 2025

    Diamonds are forever…

    It may surprise some that lawyers are regularly asked this question. The 1930s marketing campaign from De Beers suggested it was appropriate to spend a single month’s salary on an engagement ring – but this is long outdated. Engagement rings

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 11, 2025

    In Trust – November 2025

    With the UK facing economic headwinds and political recalibration, all eyes are on Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025. Her pre-Budget statement this week, referencing “necessary choices,” has further fuelled speculation

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 10, 2025

    Autumn Budget 2025: speculation mounts over personal tax reforms

    With the UK facing a fiscal shortfall estimated at between £25 and £30 billion, the government is under pressure to raise revenue through tax rises and spending cuts. Reeves’ reference to “necessary choices” in her unprecedented pre-Budget statement on 4

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    • In Trust
    • Nov 5, 2025

    Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – what landlords need to know

    Whilst further regulations are eagerly awaited to bring the Act into force, it is vital that landlords are prepared for the changes. To assist landlords, we’ve outlined the key changes in the summary below. Existing tenancy agreements and new tenancy

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    • Globally Speaking
    • Oct 23, 2025

    Globally Speaking – October 2025

    As the Autumn Budget approaches on 26 November, the private client sector is poised for further change amid uncertainty over the UK’s evolving political and economic landscape. Tax reforms affecting UK-based individuals — and potentially those with UK connections —

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    • Globally Speaking
    • Oct 23, 2025

    Shares under Islamic Inheritance

    This article outlines the key principles and scenarios affecting the inheritance rights of spouses, children, and parents. Previous articles on this topic include Shari’ah, and an introduction to Islamic inheritance law and Heirs in Islamic law. Shari’a law On the

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