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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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Confirmation
Our mum died recently, my sister and I are the only beneficiaries and are both executers. My mum moved in with my sister recently due to ill health and died shortly after. My sister became joint account holder on my mum's current and savings accounts when she moved in. I was happy with this as there are no trust issues. We…
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No Will but have I got a case?
My partner of 28 years died recently, we didn’t live together and she didn’t have a will. She supported me by paying for days out and shopping here and there. She had 4 properties, one of which I stayed in rent free. She has 1 child but I’ve been with her for all that time, the child barely spent time with her. Is there…
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Do I need to fill in IHT forms?
Hello, My father in law passed away in 2012 and we did probate ourselves back then as everything was very straight forward - just a couple of bank accounts over the banks limit for not needing probate. Fast forward to now and my mother in law passed away in December 2025. She was a very simple woman with no debts, and only…
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Estates petition
Evening all, I was wondering if anyone and everyone could sign this petition and share it? https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751937 It's a petition to hopefully help estate beneficiaries, if they ever get stuck with the executor from hell.
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Power of Attorney - NEED HELP
Hello, please can anyone help. Having watched Martin and the Team on TV and the topic of Power of Attorney's (PoA) price increase my husband and I decided it was time to do our forms. Prior to the fee increase, my husband and I completed our PoA documents and paid £82 for each application. Both forms were posted together…
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Solicitor retired, can't remember details - will
Hi all I made a will a.few years ago, have lost the solicitors details and think they have retired. They emailed me a copy but I have lost it! Is there any way of finding out who might have a copy (know roughly they traded from) as I need to update it.TIA
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Inheritec?
Has anyone heard of this company?
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CGT - house to be left to me and nephews, also, house in limbo..
Dad died in Feb, mum applied to land registry (LR) for the deeds, filled in wrong form, then died herself. House is to be left to me and my (late) sisters children. I've heard different equations about CGT, if I sell the house and get half, £175k, will it add to my tax bill? Their dad and I want to look after their money,…
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Could beneficiaries demand this?
We seem to be now at the end of the probate. I can’t quite believe
it! A real saga! But I’m still feeling anxious. I might have a post traumatic
stress thingy of some sort. There are still some lose ends and the
distribution of the residual. Corrections were submitted to HMRC
before Christmas and the final bill for…
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Administrator having sibling trouble
Hi my brother died last December witbout a will, im sorting everything out and have been granted probate and letter of administration, my sister (whom I'm keeping up to date with this) keeps texting me that her ex son in law ( an American lawyer) seems to be taking an interest, ive told my sister I'll provide all paperwork…
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Tracing Shares and following up Lost Account results
I recently opened a Lost Account search for my late father's accounts, which revealed stocks and shares with the Lancastrian Building Society, now Virgin Media. This matched a letter that I found following his death confirming that shares were held, and he was to reply to the address given. I have done this twice on his…
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Wording of charity legacy
I'm wary of leaving a residuary % legacy to a charity having heard then can be very aggressive of execs in pursuit of every last penny. A fixed amount obviously isnt ideal - does anyone have any suitable wording to solve this conundrum. Was wondering of options such as: x% of residuary estate rounded down to nearest £1000…
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Inheritance tax and gifting question
I am trying to pull together all the relevant information regarding money myself and my husband have gifted to our children so that they have paperwork in place should my husband and I pass away. At the moment I don't think the estate (on the death of the second one of us) will owe inheritance tax, but our house is going…
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Grant of Confirmation
Hi, I’m trying to fill in the form for Grant of Confirmation for my dad’s estate (C1). I’m trying to do this on my own without a solicitor. I think I understand the main issues, it should be such a simple situation, but what exactly to put on the form is driving me crazy :mad:. Would be grateful if anyone could help.…
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Solicitor as executor?
I'm about to revise my will and wondering whether to appoint a firm of solicitors as executors. Current situation: I have no immediate family and plan to leave the bulk of my estate to charity. As it stands, I have two friends as executors but they are a similar age and I feel it's no longer appropriate to lumber them with…
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Deed of Variation - does money need to be available within 2 years?
I feel I should know the answer to this but can’t find a definitive answer i am aware that the DOV needs to be completed within 24 months of date of death.I have made variations on previous inheritances ,but had the inheritance in hand when doing so.I was each time an executor,this time not. My last inheritance is…
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Grant of Confirmation - Form C4(S) for Corrective Inventory
Hi. After having successfully obtained Grant of Confirmation last year, we are now dealing with sale of deceased mothers house. But, solicitor has just advised the wrong title number cited on Grant of Confirmation issued relating to the property, and we will need to use Form C4(S) 2022 to have this amended! Our fault…
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Grant of Probate post problem
I was e-mailed by the Probate Office that my grant had been issued on the 2nd Jan but it still hasn't arrived. Somebody here posted that their grant arrived the next day. The post is dreadful in my road and we haven't had any for 10 days. Sometimes we wait 3 weeks or more. A house sale sitting on this and I am very…
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Update on Estate administration
Further to several discussions, not much on the way of progress, caveats remain in place but now one of my nephews is now claiming the house as his main residence. My brother, my potential joint administrator, has told his solicitor that his son moved in months before my mum's death and all the utilitieshave been…
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Use of Probate Services
Has anyone used a Probate Service (fixed fee) that they would recommend? I've seen it's possible to do it yourself and I might have to if the fees are too high. There's no property or assets but there is about 100K cash.
