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Solicitor charging nearly £500 to fill in a Renunciation Form from .gov site !!
Hello All, I wondered in anyone can point me in the right direction with regards to sorting out my Mum's probate. We've waited a while to complete the process after the Nationwide increased their Probate threshold, and we didn't need to get it done until now. Mum and Dad had used a local Solicitor over the years for their…
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Pre Paid Probate
What advice is there before I sign up for a PrePaid Probate company. I have read the Law Society does not approve of Pre-paid Probate schemes. Thanks in advance
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Buy Grandparents' House, Feuding Kids?!
Hi there, First time poster – go easy! New to all this and am wondering the
course of action that works best for everyone. Basically I own my home with my
partner and children and we’re gradually experiencing the role reversal from my
grandparents helping me all my life, to me returning the favour in their old
age. We’re…
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Tenant in common, owner died and name has been removed from registrar, should I be worried?
Hello all Situation: property owned in England by my father and my uncle (tenant in common) sadly my father passed away and we did a lot of paper work with registering death and getting a probate granting me executor title. Recently I requested a copy of the land registry, and it only had my uncle's name being the only…
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Advice on dealing with insolvent estate :-(
Dealing with an insolvent estate U.K. Hi everyone, hope you can help My father passed away a couple of weeks ago and I’m now dealing with his estate I’ve gathered his debts together and his assets. He had 3 final salary pensions which have not left any money to his estate, he had no savings, valuables, no stocks etc.…
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Understanding what an executor of a will does
Hi - I'm sorry to sound really thick with all of this but it's not a subject I know a lot about at all. My father has recently started discussing more about his and my mother's wills and concerns they have to do with family relationships after they pass. I hate them even discussing all of this but I know it's necessary to…
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Executor Duty conflicts - 2 Executors who are also main Beneficiaries
By duty I am fumbling for correct words, but I understand that an Executor has duties some of which appear contradictory: Scenario - a mortgage free property that is main part of Estate but nothing in will to say how any of the estate was to be shared other than 50/50. Property was occupied by deceased and 2nd…
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Is this a Will trust and do we need it - IHT?
My widowed mother recently died leaving her assets to the three adult children (two of us are named Executors). I have ploughed through IHT400 and her assets fall below the IHT threshold after utilising various allowances like RNRB and the transferable nil rate band. All good.THEN we tracked down her Will, but I wonder if…
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Contents Value Query
My mother passed away a few months ago. She was a widow and there will be a modest IHT bill to pay. I've been through her 3 bed house listing contents, but there's nothing of financial value. There are a couple of pieces that will go to auction but most of the rest are either electrical items without a PAT or furniture…
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will challenge and next of kin
My mother died recently from a brain tumour. There are 5
children and I still live at home and was the registered carer. My mother made
a will in august after coming out of hospital to say I was to live at home and
the money gets split equally between us all. On the day she signed the will I have
video footage of her some…
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Land Registry
The following restrictions are on the deeds of my late husbands property. We were together when we purchased but it was purchased in his name. As it was pre 2003 land registry changes do they mean I am a joint owner or joint tenant? I still live in the property and I am trying to deal with probate. 3. (29.01.2003)…
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Nil rate band transferred to spouse
Hi i was hoping to get some clarity on the following scenario: - Mr A and Mrs B are married - Mrs B dies leaving a Will which leaves her estate to Mr A entirely (£700k) including her share of the marital home. This home will ultimately be left to their children on the death of Mr A. - Mrs B made gifts of £10k four years…
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Intestate Interim Payment
I'm beneficiary in an Intestate Estate being dealt with by a reputable firm of geologists. This has been ongoing for 6yrs now. The reason being many beneficiaries are in the USA. They have found all beneficiaries but several are over the age of 90yrs and are not responding to the Geneologists. This is quite common and the…
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Brother-in-law died, no will, no up to date paperwork, no state pension, loads of bills!
My brother in law died just before Christmas in his home which could only be described as a hoarders house. We didn't realise how bad it would be but as he never really allowed anyone in then we should have guessed. The problems we have are several. From what we can gather he never claimed his State Pension, he didn't…
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Car of an intestate, insolvent estate?
If there was a worry (possibility) that a persons intestate estate was going to be insolvent, despite them owning a £7000 car (outright, no finance), and so no one stepped forward to administer the estate, what happens to the car? Also, it is kept (parked) on a public road. Eventually, the insurance would lapse, the tax…
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Leaving Pensions and Assets to Children
I want to name my children as inheriting my pensions. They are presently 9 and 12 but my pensions are one of my principle assets and I want to give them a better start that I got. I presume the pension company won’t give them access to pensions now ( and not would I want them to). How do I ensure they are granted access at…
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GERMAN HEIR HUNTERS
Good afternoon all, I have been contacted by a German heir hunt company to inform me that my uncle, who lived in Germany had died 3yrs ago and had not left a will. the next living descendant to him was my brother, who at the time of my uncles passing was alive. Sadly my brother died in 2019 leaving no will. (he never…
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Closure of account/executor
Sorry if this is a dim question! I have finally received the grant of probate and i am in the process of closing accounts. Nat wests online form are asking if I am the sole executor or do I need to add another. both my brother and I are executors but I applied for probate and my brother had power reserved. As the grant was…
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Is this will now invalid?
Hello there. I stumbled upon this very useful forum and I am hoping that you can help me with a question. My 89yr old widowed mother now lives with myself and my husband on a palliative care package and I am her main carer. My mothers will was written in 1999. In it, she left her house and it's contents to my brother and…
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April King Wills
We want to make a Will and looking at the above company. Has anyone used them recently. Thx