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Deaths, Funerals & Probate Board Sticky
Relevant Forum threads you may find helpful: * Introduction to this board * Useful references * Guide discussion: Probate: How to do it yourself If you've spotted any other threads on this board which you think should be highlighted, please do let me know. Useful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Guide to probate *…
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HM Land Registry - Witness & Verification of ID - Forms AP1, AS1, ID1
Finding the HM Land Registry forms very difficult to understand , having to navigate to different links on HMRC website to figure out how to complete various sections of the forms AP1, AS1, ID1. These forms are for the transfer of my deceased father's property to my sister and it should be straightforward as no third party…
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Property value for estate purposes
Started off as a question about who owns my late grandparents property, which seems to have opened up new questions. When estimating the value of a property for IHT purposes, is it the value on day of death, date of grant of administration, date of probate being granted, or date of subsequent sale of inherited properties.?…
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IHT400 page 13. No will so do we apply probate or letters of administration
As above, helping my step sons with IHT400 on their late fathers estate. He didn’t leave a will, so on IHT400, Page 13. Box 121. The options are: are you applying for: probate confirmation letters of administration letters of administration will will annexed others (please specify) are we applying for probate, or letters…
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Just wondering. How long was it between the death and the funeral or cremation.
My father died earlier this year. He was in the funeral home for 6 weeks. Six whole weeks, we took the earliest date the crematorium in our town had an appointment for the service and cremation. Six weeks seems a long time to be in a fridge, and he was claustrophobic in life. When I lived in Ireland if you died one week,…
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Completing C1 form
I've been trying to sort out my late father's estate now for months but having problems submitting the C1 form to the local sheriff Court. Its a large estate but it only has 2 bank accounts, no property or shares. I'm the only person named in the will so how difficult can this process be? I've looked at as many examples as…
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Will Trust Investments
I am a Trustee for my mother's Will Trust. The Trust states that my Dad is the sole beneficiary until his death and at that point, I and my two siblings inherit her estate. Up until a few months ago - Dad benefitted from living in the house. He has now had to move into a care home and I am selling the house. This means…
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DJP form for joint tenancy
Hello, my elderly Mum has recently passed away and ive had joint tenancy with her on our property since 2014. Mum has a will but i dont think i need to go through probate. My sister and i are executors on my Mum's will. So, will sending a death certificate suffice when filling in Q.4 on the form?
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If administrator of an estate loses capacity
If an administrator of an intestate estate loses capacity or dies before probate can be granted, who becomes administrator. Their next oldest sibling? their spouse? their son?
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Who owns this property
My grandmother owned a £600,000 house. She passed intestate 8years ago. She had 6 children. The wills and probate service states that authorisation was granted to my uncle to be administrator of the estate. My father has sadly lost capacity. My mother has LPA for finances. I looked up the title register for my grandmas…
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Probate - how long?
Hi, I know it's been asked before but on this cold and wet afternoon I've nothing else to do but think..... Probate submitted end of June, straightforward, just bank accounts, how long can it reasonably take? Apologies again for repetition, just wanted to hear some real experiences (recently) thanks
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Missing will, believed to have been "misappropriated" by disgruntled family member: How to proceed?
Person A passed away. Person B is the executor of the will and the child of Person A. Person C is a sibling of the executor and also a child of Person A. Person B is named in the will and Person C isn't. The original document has gone missing from Person A's house, and has believed to have been misappropriated by Person C.…
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Selling inherited property
Hi, my dad died recently and my sister and I are joint beneficiaries and also joint executors. I plan on doing probate myself as it seems fairly straight forward and his estate is uncomplicated. Once we have probate, what next? Do we have to transfer ownership of the property to our names or can we sell it without…
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Uncooperative Joint Executor
My husband's mother died last summer and left a straightforward will. Her three children were to inherit everything in equal shares. One child lives abroad and the other two (including my husband) are joint executors. My husband applied for and got probate very quickly, it was a small estate made up of some money in a bank…
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C1 Scotland Inventory
I have done a Scottish C1 Confirmation submission but I'm encountering hurdles getting the format of the C1's inventory accurate and theres nothing online with which to compare. The Sheriff is knocking it back due to 'formatting' issues and HRMC, when questioned (given it's their form), tell me they can't help and I need…
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Inheritance and bankruptcy
Just a query. A family member is due to receive an inheritance however they've received a letter from the solicitors dealing with the will with a form to sign . Seems the solicitors did a bankruptcy check and a name match has come up from Feb 2022 so my relative has to declare this isn't them. It isn't them, only the first…
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HMRC Notification of death
Hi All, I have recently received a written notification from HMRC that I appear to be dead and are asking for details of the executor or solicitor dealing with my estate. This, just 5 days before my own mothers funeral ! I have spoken to them and they simple apologised and said that I shouldn't have received that letter…
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Estate values in public domain
So the mail have today publiscised that Dave Myers, one half of the hairy bikers, had an estate worth 1.4million, all left to his surviving wife. Does this mean when someone dies, their estate value and what their family inherit becomes information in the public domain? How is that right, or safe for the surviving family?…
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What to do
Hi all My wife died suddenly last week and now the funeral is over I have to deal with her will. We reside in Northern Ireland. Her will names me as sole beneficiary, there is no property involved, only bank accounts, all of which are in joint names. Do I have to apply for anything like probate or is it a simple matter of…
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Executors: myself and a firm of solicitors
My mother's Will names me as the sole beneficiary. The executors are a firm of solicitors and myself. I could handle probate for this simple estate on my own: it has no real property. What role would the firm of solicitors insist upon performing?
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Inheritance and DWP
Hi all, I am new here with a question regarding inheritance which I hope some of you can help answer. My father passed away early this year leaving what little he had in his bank account to me as his sole heir. He had no other assets other than his bank account. At the time I was so distraught that I couldn't think about…