You say you are “long retired”, which makes me think you probably became eligible for your state pension before 6 April 2016. Had you been married to your wife before this date, she would have ...

But at the moment, if you die and there's money left over in your private pension it's not treated as part of your 'estate', meaning there's no Inheritance Tax to pay on it. However, in Rachel ...

In the Budget, Reeves announced that she was going to impose inheritance tax (IHT) on unused pension pots when people die, from March 2027. The Labour left loved it. At last, a Labour chancellor ...