Labour U-turns on farmer inheritance tax after tractor protests

Government raises inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers from £1m to £2.5m

The Government has announced it will raise the inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers from £1 million to £2.5 million.

UK govt to relax farmers inheritance tax after protests

The UK government said Tuesday it will raise inheritance tax thresholds for farmers' estates from £1 million to £2.5 million, signalling a major climbdown of a policy that triggered months of protests.

UK inheritance tax relief threshold to rise

The UK government has confirmed that inheritance tax reliefs for farmers and business owners will increase from April 2026, raising the threshold from £1 million to £2.5 million. The change will allow spouses or civil partners to pass on up to £5 million in qualifying agricultural or business assets before inheritance tax becomes payable. The government announcement was made on December 23… Source

UK government raises farm inheritance tax threshold after months of pressure

'These changes mark huge victory for British farmers,' says National Farmers' Union - Anadolu Ajansı

Farmers celebrate Sir Keir Starmer's Christmas U-turn on inheritance tax

The government has significantly increased the threshold at which farms will be subject to inheritance tax, which the Tories say is a "huge U-turn".

'A welcome decision’: Farmers get inheritance tax boost following months of protests

Farmers across the North East and North Yorkshire will be among those breathing a sigh of relief after the Government revealed it will raise the inheritance tax relief threshold.