Written Question·Treasury·UIN 100088

Business: Inheritance Tax

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

John Whitby

LabourDerbyshire Dales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what process will be used to value family businesses after the changes to Business Property Relief are introduced.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The inheritance tax value of a person’s estate is the open market value of all their assets and liabilities. The forthcoming changes to business property relief will not change the existing rules on valuing a business. Valuation assumes a sale between a h...

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