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Heir Hunter questions.
A pal has been contacted by a Heir Hunter (HH) company regarding potential inheritance from a deceased person who she has never heard of. Company documentation seems legitimate. Surname of deceased tallies with her surname. Deceased's name appears on the Bona Vacantia list - assuming it's the same person. She's undecided…
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Is a little will admin needed?
My sister and I have been chatting about our dads will and we wondered if it's worth suggesting that he do a little admin on it? He's not ill or anything like that, but him and our mum wrote their wills at least 15 years ago and our mum passed away in 2018, so things have changed, his circumstances are as follows. He owns…
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Tax Return for deceased - Missing Bank Interest information
Hi, HMRC have requested that we complete a tax return for the tax year 2024-2025. There was substantial income from savings interest that needs to be reported but the problem is we dont have the required information. We originally had online access to the accounts via power of attorney but that access was removed by the…
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2 funeral plans
Hello, my father-in-law just passed away. Turns out he had one Golden Charter funeral plan with the undertaker, but he must have signed another funeral plan with the Co-op years earlier. The one with the undertaker will cover about 80% of the costs. We were left money for the funeral as well, so there won't be problems…
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How long did it take?
How long does it take after the person died, to handing out the money?I am guessing a total of six months would be normal. To sell a £250k house and £50k, maybe there are delays with the council/government?
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Timeshare and National timeshare helpline advice please
Grandparents mess not ours. Found out last March they hadn’t told anyone they bought a Seasons 26 keys in 2011. We tried house insurance solicitor who wasn’t interested. Tried their Wills solicitor. Phoned some more solicitors. Nobody wanted to touch it. Have stupidly allowed National timeshare helpline company to do us…
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Letters of Administration with an existing will
My sister in law died recently. She left a will, but both of her executors have died. Her daughter (next of Kin) would like to know how to apply for letters of administration where there is a valid will in existence. I’ve looked at Form PA1a and it only seems to cover circumstances where there is no will. Grateful for any…
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C1(2002) Grant of Confirmation - sole (executor & beneficiary) have (will & survivor clause)
I'm wondering if anyone help me to fill in the C1 form, please ? I am a sole executor, sole beneficiary. I have will and survivor clause. My husband had no siblings. We have no children. Bank asked me to obtain Grant of Confirmation to release my late husband's fund. I filled the documents referred to Notes to help you…
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Custody of will/Trust
Several years ago I made my will. The solicitors gave me a copy and retained the original. If I, or my heirs in the case of my death, ask for the original are they likely to charge for looking after it? I realise they will probably try to persuade my heirs to use them for probate but that’s a different issue. The will…
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Completing IHT403 Gifts
Hi I have just started to complete IHT forms. FIL gifted £5k to 2 relatives this tax year and has now died. His estate is liable to IHT. When completing the form can anyone advise where I claim on the form the £3k allowable for 25/26 and 24/25 ( he didn’t use his allowance in the previous year) . He was also giving small…
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Probate Interim Payment
Hello - thanks in advance for any responses/advice… So my mother's estate has gone through probate, and my solicitor - Octopus Legal Services - obtained a grant at the beginning of December. Just over two weeks ago, they sent out closure forms to mum's banks. One of the banks, Saga, has emailed the solicitor re: a bank…
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Letter of admin
I posted before but on a different section apologises for that. Both my wife’s parents did not have a will and the house they bought in 1955 was never registered with the land registry. Her dad died in 2016, my wife got the letter of administration to handle his estate. Her mum died in 2023 my wife also got the letter of…
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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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Executor
HiWhat happens if there is nobody willing to be an executor to a will that requires probate. I have seen reference to a court appointing an executor but which court would this be and how does it work Thanks
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IHT Form - self filling boxes
Quick query re: these forms, currently filling in IHT 205, however the total's boxes don't seem to self populate, and I can't add the figure myself unless I print out the form and write it in.. I'm using Adobe Acrobat Reader (non pro edition) and have tried it on both the mac and PC. Can anybody tell me what I'm doing…
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Inheritance tax
My Mum in Law just died with an estate of about £45.000 Do I need to inform the revenue -
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Estate Disclaimers
Hi have a question re Disclaimers on inheritance in following situation: Sister passed away suddenly last year, never married, no children no will - survived by myself & our elderly Mum. So under intestacy rule all her estate would pass to Mum. Mum was in hospital(Broken Leg) at this time & I had PoA for her, so sorted…
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Letters of Administration de Bon is non
My wife’s father died 2016, my wife’s mum was suffering from dementia, she could not sign any legal documents so my wife got the letter of a administration for her father with her mum being the person she was sorting his estate out for. We were told at the time by her that the house was in both of their names, when she…
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LPA and FSCS
I'm putting together my LPA and want to ensure that any savings and investment I have remain with organisations that are part of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. All good so far but - what if the scheme gets replaced or renamed in future? Should I add "or its equivalent"?
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Can I DIY transfer of house?
When my mother in law passed, she left everything to her only daughter who is named executor. Her house is fully paid for, no mortgage etc. We have her deeds and land registry paperwork too. Do we need a solicitor for this with it being simply a case of transfer the house? Or is it best to get it done for us etc? We have…
