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What happens now?
My father has just died. He has no estate. He lived with my mother in social housing and they lived week to week on their pensions. I have been paying some of their bills for sometime including a credit card which has a balance of £6000 left on it. It was quite a hefty sum when I finally found out about it as it had…
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Importance of the Register
Hi I have been dealing with the wellbeing and finantial affairs of a close relative for over 20 years. I am the executor and have finilised all the estate and have just received the probate grant of representation. I can now pay off the debts (nursing home final invoice,repayment of overpayment of pension) and pay the…
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Help needed - Solicitor fee dispute
My father died Sep 14 without leaving a will. My sister and I are joint beneficiaries. We both applied for joint probate so are both joint administrators. We agreed to sell everything that we could and share the assets. At first my sister wasn’t ready to start clearing the property ready to sell and so it was left until…
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Disputing Executors fees
The solicitor of my late fathers will has been very difficult of late. Having received the final invoice of the estate and solicitors fees, I requested the Work on Progress report. It was the second time Id requested it, the first had been ignored. He told me he'd provide it in 2 days, 10 days letter he emailed me the…
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Posthumous care fee funding assessment
Looking for some advice as we've just recently been told that a grandfather we're estranged from has passed away. We're the only living relations, and as far as we're aware he doesn't have a will (nothing in his property or nursing home). Because of this we're aware we'll have to apply for letter of administration, however…
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Renouncing executorship by deputy
This thread is similar to others but I've found nothing that specifically mentions Deputyship. Dad died end 2013 and my Mum, sister and I are joint executors on his will. However, my Mum has advanced dementia and we were told by the solicitor we appointed soon after Dad died to get deputyship from the COP first before…
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How to find a funeral plan?
I'm scrabbling through a mass of papers, but can't find any trace. I know father got a funeral plan because we used the M&S vouchers he got for joining for alcohol one Christmas. I don't know who it was with. He passed yesterday and I am trying to arrange everything. Any ideas if there is a central place to look? Many…
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Potential Insolvent Estate - Fear Intermeddling
My Dad passed away last week. I have had his accounts frozen as I was advised to do this ASAP, the helpful gentleman in the bank froze his accounts, and with his current account overdrawn transferred the savings (£700 only) to my account (I am a customer of the same bank), writing in a letter as part of the internal…
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Executor Legal Fees
My spinster aunt died 9 months ago. In a draft 18 year old will I found in her house, everything was left to my father, who died 9 months before her. He was also named as joint executor with a solicitor (not a company, an actual person). I am not a beneficiary, the will says that should my father pre-decease her then all…
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Dads Will ignored
My friends Dad remarried after his 1st wife died. He owned a large house and had a good pension and afair bit of money when he remarried. In his will he said if he outlived his new wife, any money/ house should be divided between his 3 children and his new wife's 2 children equally. If he died before his new wife,…
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Relative died intestate in Australia - anyone been through this process?
Briefly! - uncle died intestate in Australia. He was very elderly and only known surviving relatives are in the UK and also very elderly. His estate is being administered by the New South Wales authorities - kind of like the Probate Office/Family court here. As far as family know, he has no other (secret children spouses…
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Inheritance Tax calculation: catch 22
I'm working through IHT400 and have reach 92/93 (exemtions & Reliefs). The will specifies * 10% of the net estate to charity * 1/4 of the residue to the deceased's spouse Both the above apply as tax exemptions, however neither is a fixed amount to be entered. In order to calculate the 10% (and 1/4 share) you first need to…
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BS still sending statements
In 7 weeks time it will be the 10th anniversary of my OH's death. Today I received the usual annual savings account statement for him. It has £1.41 in it. Over the years I have rung them, written to them, passed their statements over to the solicitor who dealt with the probate, sent them a copy of the Death Certificate.…
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Inheritance Tax deductions
Hi All, I'm managing my recently deceased Mum's estate and sorting out the Inheritance Tax. I have deducted the funeral costs from the estate value, and have looked at any other bills (she paid in advance so nothing else) so that we can remove those from the estate total value, but I'm wondering if I am missing something…
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Need advice asap please
I'll try and keep it short as I can. I was made a ward of court age 3 months and sent to live with my aunty and uncle as their child. (I was 11 when i found out i wasnt theirs). Their 5 siblings never took to me and were always jealous. They are now all alcoholics bar 2 who ended up in and out of prison instead. I have…
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Land Registry Title question
New to this, so please have patience with me! My parents died leaving their property to the 4 children, of which I am one. The Title to the property is now held in the name of the eldest 2 children (as they were executors). The property won't be sold for ages as there is developer interest and they're about to sign an 18…
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Will wording question.....
I just want to confirm that I've got things straight in my will.... I have 3 executors and trustees... The wording goes along the lines of: Provided my wife survives me for 28 days I give my estate share and interest in XXXX Road to my trustees and I declare no sale shall be made during the lifetime of and for so long as…
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Will Question - Help Please
A friend has asked me a question. A close family member of his died a few years ago but due to some family problems he never learnt the true terms of their will. He has just got a copy of their will from the probate office and has a question. He has tried to speak to the original solicitor and has been referred to others…
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Estranged children claiming property in Scotland
Hi all Just a general enquiry as been put in a situation and not sure if it'll be more hassle than it's worth. Someone my mum was friendly with has asked me to be his nok following my mums passing as in his opinion he has no other family now she has gone. They weren't in a relationship but he has been in our lives for…
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Tracking down solicitors in charge of wills
How can I find out what solicitors are managing someone's will. I think I am a beneficiary but have not received any notification and some time has now passed. The will is being disputed by some relatives that have appeared and I don't know them as they are not local. I thought about phoning round, but that may involve…
