> But what is the alternative? If people had to pay inheritance tax on their family home, how many could not afford such a tax bill and would have to get rid of

> But what is the alternative? If people had to pay inheritance tax on their family home, how many could not afford such a tax bill and would have to get rid of their family home to please the tax man. This is absolutely normal in the rest of the world, and there's nothing wrong with it. People don't go bankrupt over inherited property. The tax-free inheritance part is also ridiculous, in my humble opinion inheritance should be fully taxed.