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not claiming probate
My brother died interstate at 30yrs old,at the time of his death he was living with our parent's. We have contacted the probate office and filled in the appropriate forms for his estate. However we have heard back from them to say that his next of kin is actually his very young son and that his mother (they were never…
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Self planned cheap funeral.
After a conversation today it got me thinking that I wouldnt want my Wife or kids wasting money on my funeral when i die (hopefully not for another 40 yrs yet) and I was wondering if there is anything to stop me making my own plywood coffin and having it transported in the back of a van to the boneyard for either burial or…
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Releasing funds to pay for funeral
How do we go about releasing funds from my deceased mother's account to pay for funeral as we do not have the £5K quoted by funeral director but her estate does? Thanks
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Estate Administration Services - recommendations
My family have recently suffered a loss and have to deal with the estate. The nominated executor is unable to help and therefore they have decided to use a professionally service. The nominee recommended the Coop but as I have no experience I of this I was wondering if people think this is a good plan? I know this is the…
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Help with will! Plssss
This is a very long story so I will try and put it quickly, My mum n dad slplit up 16 yrs ago n divorced. Dad died 14 yrs ago and left all his estate to friends (he was an alcoholic).....as he and my gran were partners in a farm my gran cld buy him out for little money, so my granny n grandad said they would put all debts…
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Conflict of interests by administrator
Can anyone advise me? The administrator, who is not a beneficiary, of an intestate estate, has taken money out of the estate without the beneficiaries permission for what he calls "lost income" and also assets for his personal use, which should have been sold. Is this classed as conflict of interests and can he be asked to…
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Where to legally buy Adderall XR for cheap?
Can I get this OTC here in the UK?
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No WILL left ... Help please !
I hope someone out there can point me in the right direction. My Aunt has just passed away leaving my Uncle behind (both pension age) they have a house bought and paid for but do not know if joint names or my uncles (old school marraige he worked she kept house and children) my aunt said will's funeral and all them things…
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Funeral Plans?
Any recommendations for budget funeral plans? Regards Helen
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mum's will
Hi just a bit of advice wanted please, we have finally persuaded my mum to make a will. On the face of it it seems very straight forward, my 2 sisters and I would inherit the house to be divided equally and any monies in her accounts would be split between any living and future grandchildren. However, she has a partner…
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Parents home emptied by Sister (co-executor)
My mom passed away in November just 50 weeks after my dad. My sister and I have been denied access to the family home by our eldest sister. We were all named as Executors, all personal chattels have been left to our eldest sister and all of our combined children are the beneficiaries. In my post of 11.1.13, I was asking…
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obtaining a copy of a will
My mum passed away in August. Her husband says her Will is none of my business... How long would a standard Will take to go through probate? as I believe I can get a copy once it has - as it is then classed as a 'public record' many thanks
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Hi there
Looking for a bit of advice.. My husband passed away suddenly may 2006.. We had a joint mortgage and as we were married everything was left to me and our children. There was no need to involve solicitors.. Last sept I was advised to write to lloydstsb to complain about misold PPI's we had taken out over the years.. We had…
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R27 Capital Gains Tax question
Have just tried calling the Tax office but didn't get any joy and was asked to call back next week as they are busy helping those filling out tax returns. I am filling out R27 and just wanted clarification on the section regarding the deceased estate. Q12 Do you expect the estate to get any untaxed income or sell any…
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Guidance needed
My Nan died in March 2007 in Newcastle, where she had moved to after having a stroke under the persuasion of my Uncle. She lived in flat which was sheltered accommodation then moved into a nursing home, which my Mum didn’t know anything about, where she later died. Now, according to her will, everything was to be divided…
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R27 tax form - advice please
I am trying to complete form R27 received from HMRC. It appears that I only declare income up to the date of my mother's death and ignore any interest paid on her savings accounts at a later date such as on closure. Is this correct? What is the position regarding interest and tax paid after death? My brother and I are the…
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Iht403
If my mother gave me gifts of cash for £5,000 and a cheque for £5,000 (total £10,000) in 2007 but gave no gifts in either 2006 or 2008 how is this declared on the above form? Can any unused annual exemption (i.e. £3,000 exemption from 2006) be carried over to 2007 making a total exemption of £6,000? Also, can the £3,000…
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Will writing advice
Hi everyone, am new to the forum so go easy on me. I recently had a cold call regarding will writing from a company called ILAWS, they call themselves Independant Legal and Will Solutions and are based in Glasgow in Scotland but with agents based in other cities in Scotland. My first question is, has anyone on the forum…
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IHT400 and IHT406
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Giving brother permission to handle deceased father's estate
My father died recently but died intestate. My brother and I are the only inheritants. Simple enough. For the past three years my father was in a nursing home and I believe my brother took care of all of his finances e.g renting out his house, taking care of bills. He had paid out a lot of money. I haven't seen my father…