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Advice on frozen accounts post death
My late grandfather prior to his death got divorced from his wife and 2 joint accounts were frozen due to a dispute after she made substantial withdrawels from the accounts. Upon his death I checked with the bank if these remained frozen or whether they passed to her as would normally happen with a joint account, I was…
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Advice on intestate, siblings and death of one sibling
Hi all, a bit of a confusing one for me, have tried internet searches but have had no joy, so I thought before contacting a solicitor I'd ask the question here in case someone has come across or has had the same issue. A bit of background first: My father died in 2003 leaving no will, my sister was granted probate to sell…
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Update vs change a will.
Relative has a existing will he wants to change. Relative has dementia diagnosis so probably at the moment has fluctuating capacity. Relative's sibling phoned the solicitor on his behalf to ask where he stood with regards to the dementia and making changes. Solicitor (without having met the person for some time) said he…
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Joint wills - Storage with Probate Registry
My Wife and I recently sorted joint wills which are currently being stored with a legal firm. They are charging us around £8 per month for storage, but also offer ongoing general legal advice within this charge as well. We decided that we would rather take our wills out of their care and send them to the Probate Registry…
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What age to make a "tenants in common" agreement?
My wife and I are approaching mid 50's and in relatively good health and have been approached by our solicitor's and other legal services selling the idea of a "tennants in common agreement" which would effectively make our two young adult children immediate joint owners of our house. This seems like a good idea if we're…
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Should I get a will or am I better without?
I have recently purchased a house in my sole name. I am married and have a small kid. Both my wife and chils live with me in our family home. Now, although it would normally be recommended for a person in my circumstances to have a will. I am not so sure if it would not be better to die intestate. The reason for this is…
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Help with Pa1 probate form
Hi Mum passed away 10 days ago, she left a will naming me and brother as executers. Have been to the bank today, and they will not release any money, because of the size of the estate. They have given me a summary of all acvouts, isa etc, however i have encounted my first problem On form pa1 question 2.7 it asks for full…
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Appointing an executor
All sorted
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Trouble claiming inheritence (still)
I sent the solicitor who was in charge of my mothers will at the time (11 years ago) my ID which included change of name forms, birth certificate, letters from tax office and benefits agency's and they are saying that i need ID with my old name on, even though i told them in advance that i had changed my name and i held no…
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Father passed, no will MIL problems.
THREAD TITLE WRONG! i meant step mother not MIL (brain freeze) I will try and be as detailed as i can, really looking for advice here as everywhere i have been hasn't helped at all. quite a confusing backstory, ill try my best. My father passed 2 years ago, No will, estate went to intestacy. At the time the estate was…
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inheriting a property - IHT form asks if I intend to sell it within a year?
Hello, My mother left me her house in her will, and I'm filling in the IHT forms to get Probate. The IHT405 schedule asks, "do you intend to sell... within 12 months of the date of death?" Frankly I'm not sure what my intentions are. I'm split between selling it and letting it. My mum's house makes me quite emotional and I…
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Probate Application Fee
Hi, I am the executor for my late mother's estate. I am filling in the IHT400 inheritance tax account form. I believe I'll need to pay a £215 probate application fee. Can I declare this as a cost to the estate in the IHT400 form? Any idea what box I should declare it in? Thanks for your help!
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Father's debts, how to deal with them ?
My father passed away two months ago after a 16 month battle with cancer, of his four siblings he named me as his eldest,the executor of his Will. I have so far dealt with this without too many hitches, however he left a substantial debt of which I do not know how to handle ? I have found out through correspondence since…
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Deceased Estate and Pension
Hi everyone, I am currently dealing with my deceased sisters estate etc...my sister has never married, does not own any property or land and has no Stocks, Shares or ISA's and very little money held in bank accounts - if fact all banks have released these funds already without probate. I have spoken to someone from the…
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Grant of Probate?
Hi all, My father died in 2014 without leaving a will. He left a small amount of money (hundreds rather than thousands of pounds) and he and my mother were living together in the house in which my mother now solely resides. My mother has recently attempted to take out an equity release policy. The solicitors working in…