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Giving your child your house early to beat inheritance tax could leave them WORSE off. These are the hidden pitfalls you need to consider

Today

I'm worried my son will have a large tax bill to pay when he inherits my home. I've heard gifts made more than seven years before someone's death are free of inheritance tax - can I gift him my home?

My landlady lives in the flat below and complains when we talk or put on the washing machine in the evening - what can I do?

Today

I have been renting an upstairs flat in a house for a few years and my landlady lives in the downstairs flat. We really like where we live but the landlady is making it difficult for us.

What could be in Burnham and Healey's Budget and what tax rises are on the cards?

Today

We examine which taxes are likely to rise, which have been ruled out and whether Healey might reverse some of Labour's most unpopular policies.

John Healey must once again grasp that national security is paramount, ALEX BRUMMER says

Today

Britain has tumbled down the Nato league table of military spenders. The US outlays ten times more than the UK and treasures rather than waves goodbye to suppliers with the best tech.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: 432,000 Waspi women have died without the pension compensation they deserve. Labour has betrayed them. Now Burnham must come clean about what he's ACTUALLY going to do for them

Today

Will the Budget provide a glimmer of hope for those 3.5 million women given inadequate notice of increases to their state pension age? Probably not given the parlous state of the Government's finances

Barclays on bid alert as it is dubbed 'the cheapest bank in the world' amid cost-cutting drive and job cuts

Today

Barclays, which is axing 5,000 roles at the end of a three-year cost-cutting drive, has fallen out of favour with investors amid doubts about its strategy and disappointing third-quarter results.

Rolls-Royce closes in on engine deal which would support thousands of jobs

Today

The Mail understands hopes are rising that talks - which stalled earlier this year after Sir Keir Starmer was ousted as Prime Minister - could conclude within days, supporting thousands of jobs.

How luxury brands can rise from the ruins of the riots in Paris and why you should consider buying shares when others are fearful

Today

This week's images of torched and looted upmarket Paris boutiques present a dilemma for those who invest in luxury goods companies.

Fraudsters expected to pounce on bad weather and offer urgent home 'repairs', warns major bank

Today

Homeowners are at risk of being swindled by fraudsters pouncing on upcoming storms and bad weather, a major high street bank warns.

Small shops pushed to stock new products to prop up sales as costs mount ahead of the Budget

Today

Small retailers are banking on new products to boost sales as rising costs and weaker consumer spending pile pressure on firms ahead of the Budget.

Range Rover Electric driven: The best Range Rover yet - but will cash-rich, time-poor customers buy it?

Yesterday

It's being billing as the most accomplished Range Rover. And so it should be, given its elevated starting price of £154,070. I've been among the first to drive it extensively on and off road.

Nationwide hikes rates on fixed-rate savings accounts and cash Isas to as much as 5%

Yesterday

Cash savers are seeing very strong rates at the moment, and the building society is only the latest provider to hike rates. How do they compare with the top deals?

Almost half of landlords put up rent in last year - and most of those that did earned £100,000 or more

Yesterday

Almost half of landlords put up their tenants' rent last year, research shows - and the majority of those who did earned £100,000 or more per year.

Investors in Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust defeat hedge fund Saba's effort to seize control

Yesterday

Saba, led by Boaz Weinstein, has built up a 29 per cent stake in an attempt to muscle in and set the agenda for the trust's other shareholders.

Debenhams boss calls on Labour to slash business costs and help customers

Yesterday

Retailers say the loophole is killing the UK High Street as it means foreign companies can undercut British firms, which have been hit with higher employment and business rates in recent years.

Should you have a cash reserve at home? Just 17% of us do - and the Government now recommends you hold some

Yesterday

The slow demise of physical money has been well documented over the past decade with usage down drastically.

Councils have spent £42m on 20mph speed limits in three years - only for many to be reversed

Yesterday

Despite the sizable outlay, some councils are already undoing the changes, with hundreds of roads reverting to the higher limit enforced previously.

Can you claim pension credit? Many pensioners are leaving support worth £2,500 a year unclaimed

Yesterday

Pensioners who are eligible for top-ups to their income are leaving £2.4billion of pension credit unclaimed, new official figures show.

Why investors are betting on sulfur to power the next generation of defence kit

Yesterday

The cathode is the part of a battery that stores charge, and today's versions rely on critical minerals that are costly to mine and tricky to source.

William Hill owner makes last-minute plea to halt gambling tax rises after axing 270 shops

Yesterday

The owner of William Hill has urged the Chancellor to halt a planned tax raid on gambling firms just days before the Budget.

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