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DWP: possible reclaim of benefit after death?
Hi there, My FiL was in local authority residential care for 4 years before his death in December 2017. He had a stroke, followed by dementia and was mostly estranged from his sons. There was no will, and no PoA (he refused to consider either, even before the dementia took hold), and nobody was set up as DWP Appointee.…
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Care Home Fees against estate after death
Hi - To cut a long story short i will highlight the important bits at this stage. My grandfather passed away 1991 and owned his house - completely his own name. My nan remained in the house. 2014 my nan had to be moved to a care home due to dementia. House was left empty. When she completed the paperwork with my mother…
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executors accounts
I have had a close family member died recently and another family member and I are the two executors. We need to open an executors account but the trouble is we live in two different places and a lot of the banks we have asked insist that you both go into the same branch together to open the executors account, can anyone…
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Confused and upset
Hi all. My father in law passed away 13 years ago. He left no will, and a debt for which the bank had a legal charge over their house. As my mother in laws health was not good at the time, and neither my husband or his sisters could cope with sorting things, I spent months trying to sort through and resolve my father in…
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Funeral "expenses"
Owing to my wife's disability, I have had to take over the funeral of her mother..................post funeral I have discovered that the local council want £65 to change the ownership of the "lease" from my now deceased Mother in Law to me & my wife AND THEN a further £125 for permission (!!) to add letters to the…
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A strange last will and testament
A strange last will and testament of a bachelor billionaire I give my whole estate to whoever admits they let their dog foul outside my house before I died, in the case that there is more than one claimant, whoever is judged by a majority vote to sing in public ‘Money’ by pink Floyd the best shell receive the whole lot,…
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Accountancy Fees
Hi Please can you clarify, if I am allowed to claim for preparing accounts for my late Aunt's estate as I am the Administrator of her probate as a personal representative of my elderly mum who is next of kin. (This is a complicated estate as there are 11 beneficiaries) Thanks
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FSCS and executor account
I have now opened an executor account at my own bank. I appreciate that the limit of FSCS is 85k on my own account, but does any one know if the exec account gets it own 85K protection?
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will
Hi, My great aunt from my step fathers side of the family died in sept 2017. my stepfathers sister has told me i am named in my great aunts will (she is the executer along with my great aunts solicitor) my problem is, when i was born i was named on my birth cirtificate afer my natural father, then my mother and step father…
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Finding a Will in South Africa
Hi, I hope someone can help... Is there an online register of wills for South Africa, accesible in the UK? I would like to find details of a Will in Eastern Cape, date of death June 2017. Thanks in advance.
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Do I need a solicitor?
I am an appointed court deputy for my father who recently passed away due to advanced dementia. I have full control of his bank accounts and he didn’t leave any other assets. I also have his valid last will and testament. Can I simply carry out his wishes contained in his will or do I need to apply for probate and/or…
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How to proceed
The solicitor dealing with my Late Mothers Estate is taking too long to finalise matters, all property has been sold and the funds have been received. They say they are anxious to conclude matters but do not move forward, the only reason I can see for the stalling is to increase fees. Background info that may help.…
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Will advice
I'm in my early 40's and have no will. I'm unmarried but do live with the mother of my 2-year-old daughter. Assets comprise a loan to my partner of £225k that she used to buy her previous home outright. £250k in my house (half its value), around £150k ISAs/shares etc, £150k pension and death insurance worth around £320k…
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Intestacy advice please
Hello My father has just died and we can't find the will. We are engaging in various searches to find it, but just in case we can't find it I'd appreciate some advice. My dad bought his house outright in about 1960, and has lived in it continuously since 1950-odd. Around 1980 he got re-married after the death of his first…
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Assenting Property using Probate - ID needed?
My father died intestate earlier this year & so his widow would be the sole beneficiary. I've applied for probate to administer the estate, so I believe that I now simply have to fill in the AP1 & AS1 forms to assent the deeds of his house (wholly owned, in his sole name) to her. Some of the sections of AP1 (Panels 12-14…
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Can I delay confirmation?
So, my late fathers will states that I have first refusal to buy his house, and then I am entitled to 50% of all other assets with my sister. The solicitor reads this as I buy 50% of the house or its sold - it never transfers into my sisters name. Here lies the massive issue. The whole house is in my name - but I am not…
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Client Account
I started a thread regarding solicitor client accounts some time ago and received some helpful replies. I was asking whether or not the monies accumulated in the client account while the estate is being dealt with would accrue interest. From the replies I received it seemed that interest would be paid but not a huge amount…
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No funds in the estate how do i inform creditors?
I`m helping me Sil who is the executor of my brother's estate. There are no funds left to pay off debts so how do we inform creditors? Is there a template we can use to send out to companies/ organizations to let them know of the situation? Thanks in advance
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Executor Account
Together with my late sister's son in law, I am joint executor of her estate, est net value £250k, including her life interest in her home. As I helped her with financial decisions for many years, I am familiar with her finances and will be taking the lead on gathering assets. I don't think there is a legal requirement to…
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Restriction in Land Registry Document
I am executor for my sister who died on Saturday. Land Registry Title Info Doc shows: Title absolute 1) Proprietor: my sister of ..... 2) The price ......... 3) RESTRICTION: No disposition by a sole proprietor of the registered estate (except a trust corporation) under which capital money arises is to be registered unless…
