The Long Arm of UK Inheritance Tax: What Expats in New Zealand Need to Know (2025 Update)

From 6 April 2025, the UK’s Inheritance Tax rules are changing — shifting from a “domicile” test to a new long-term residency test.
In this video, Jim Smith, Director and Financial Planner at Pacific Wealth (NZ), explains:

How UK Inheritance Tax currently works
What’s changing under the 2025 residency-based rules
How long your overseas assets may remain exposed to UK tax after leaving
What this means for migrants and returning Kiwis moving to New Zealand, where there’s no inheritance tax

If you’ve lived in the UK and are planning a move abroad, this update could have a major impact on your estate planning and cross-border wealth strategy.

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