Written Question·Treasury·UIN 95480
Churches: Taxation
Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has considered recognising listed church buildings as national heritage assets in the tax system.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonChurch buildings are not usually owned by individuals and so are not usually chargeable to inheritance tax. Where an individual inherits and wishes to retain heritage property they can claim Conditional Exemption, so that there is no inheritance tax for a...
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