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Re: Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!
@Potternerd little baffled by your post. How can one have all the Cornishware one needs? Sadly I sold much of mine in an effort to pay off a mortgage and I regret it. I kept some, but, will slowly bu…11 -
Re: Solar quote advice
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81891915#Comment_81891915 If I were you, I'd switch to the Intelligent Flux at the end of the month. The Outgoing Octopus tariff will drop…3 -
Re: NST February 2026 - You Are Enough
Morning all, early one before work. I was woken up by (presumably) BT people on a cherrypicker in the street outside my bedroom window at just after 5 am, but wasn't upset about it as some of my…6 -
Re: Inheritance Coming Through, Possibly £300,000.. Tax?
Has the testator actually died, or this something being considered when drafting a will?1 -
Re: An in-between phase
It's a good idea to get the quote. I don't like open plan either, I like having the ability to shut things off. We have big sliding doors across an arch so we can have the space open or clo…2 -
Re: Inheritance Coming Through, Possibly £300,000.. Tax?
If they share it between their family and that means they still claim means tested benefits either now or in a reasonably foreseeable future, that would still be deprivation of capital.3 -
Re: Inheritance Coming Through, Possibly £300,000.. Tax?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81891909#Comment_81891909 A deed of variation would still be giving it away and is still DDoA. The only purpose of a DoV is to avoid the inheri…3 -
Re: Inheritance Coming Through, Possibly £300,000.. Tax?
Tax does not come into the equation. If there is any IHT due it will be payed by the executor / administrator before distribution the beneficiaries pay no tax. Receiving a 6 figure sum from an inheri…2 -
Re: Wills help please
Or you could contact a charity of your choice and establish if they offer a free will writing service. They hope you will leave a donation in your will but it is not mandatory. They will send out an …2 -
Re: Wills help please
You have two children - I suggest DIY is not the way to go. Consult a solicitor. He/she will go through the "what ifs" - you die first, he dies first ….. How old are the children ? What hap…4
