The inheritance tax take for 2022-23 to the end of February stands at £6.4bn, exceeding the £6.1bn the Treasury received during the whole of the 2021-22 financial year.

The number of early retirees fell to 1.1m in the period November to January - down 7% in six months.

Property made up half the wealth of estates paying inheritance tax (IHT) in London in 2019-20.

There has been a sharp rise in the percentage of pension savers accessing their defined contribution (DC) pension pots without advice, according to new analysis.