The UK’s inheritance tax (IHT) regime is not set up to encourage inward investment, in fact it actively discourages it, argued tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.

Rather than increasing tax burdens, the UK must be seen to be competitive in attracting investment to the UK in a post-Brexit world, in order to encourage families to move, the firm argued.

Robert Pullen, a partner at the firm said: The country is now at a Brexit crossroads where some sort of deal may be done over the next few days and weeks. It is absolutely critical that the UK now looks at how it treats people who wish to invest in the UK and live her...