Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner faces alleged IHT 'dodge' criticism – report

The Times reported on Sunday (31 August) that Rayner's constituency home in Ashton-under-Lyne was valued at £650,000, the maximum allowed before IHT becomes payable, when part of it was placed in a trust using a wealth protection firm. The deputy prime minister purchased the home with her former husband for £375,000 in 2016. The report said the now-divorced couple split the ownership with a trust. The title deeds were updated stating the value of the property was £650,000. "It is understood that the house was valued by a chartered surveyor who provided a range for the property's wo...