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Cabot debt and late Father's estate
My father passed away in January 2023 and I was awarded probate ( no will in place) in May 2023. In February this year ( 2024) I received a call from Philips and Cohen asking me to pay around 9,000 to an account my Father had. I requested a copy of the original agreement and a statement showing the requested transactions.…
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Grandmother estate - how to find out what's happening
In Feb 2023 my grandmother in law (I'll call her Mary) passed away. She had been predeceased by her husband by 30 years, and had been dating a chap (I'll call him Tom) for 24 years. Mary had 5 children. Mary's eldest child (Sarah) is my mother in law - my partner is an only child. Sarah died in 2020. Her other children…
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Inheriting money - gambling addiction
Soon a family member will inherit a chunk of money. They have a gambling addiction and have reached out to me as they want me to “look after” the money as they know they will slowly (or quickly!) gamble it away. They are on benefits, disabled and have mental health problems some benefits will stop as they will have this…
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Spouse onto deeds and Inheritance tax implications
Hello all, my situation is that the deeds to our house are in my name only. Married 30 years (and everything good thank you 😊 ) with young adult children. Looking forward to the future specifically on inheritance tax I was wondering if there is any implication of leaving it this way? I understand that spouse to spouse…
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Gifting and inheritence tax
My husband, who has since sadly died, gifted £70000 to our son 4
years before his death. Most assets were in our joint names so his actual
estate for probate was £200000 so no Inheritance tax to pay. Has that gift now disappeared regarding Inheritance tax as
Probate has been granted, or is an amount taken from my husband’s…
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Inheirtance Tax - Anything to watch out for?
My 91 year old parent lives in a retirement complex near me quite happily having sold her house in London last year. She has nearly £700k after the sale. I am her POA. She has full capacity but struggles with the paperwork for the financials and doesnt even have a computer and definitely wont use email! So she is…
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Solicitor is asking for IFA details to set up Vulnerable Beneficiary Trust
I'm tasked with setting up a Vulnerable Beneficiary Trust for my older brother according to my late father's will. My older brother is in a care home because of his mental health. Our solicitor has said she cannot proceed until both Executors have appointed an IFA in relation to the trust. I'm not sure why this is needed…
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Does executor hold on to items specifically bequeathed
Unfortunately, I am married into a complicated family and my mother in law has just died. We have seen the copy of the will, and she bequeathed specific items to my wife and her brother- the house to him, her jewellery to my wife. and split the estate. None of this is a surprise. the named executor is not happy to carry…
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Capital gains tax
Hello Please can someone help me figure out how to calculate CGT on an estate. My husband sadly passed away on 30 November 2021. I hope this copy and paste of my spreadsheet works: Item Valuation on date of death Value of funds received Difference 59 ord Shares in Company A £ - £ - Bank account Accrued Interest £ 42.24 £…
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Two properties with LoA granted
Letter of Administration granted. Two properties left to two inheritors (me being one of them). One to be sold asap. Can I change the title of the house deeds online without a solicitor? And should I put both deeds in my name, or in each of the inheritors names? Thank you.
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Deductions on Capital Gains When selling from Estate
We are selling a house from the estate of a deceased relative, and done quite well in overshooting the at-death valuation. Capital Gains will therefore be due on all but 3,000 of the increase. I know you can deduct other things from the taxable amount, but its a bit vague.You can deduct costs of buying, selling or…
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Renouncing executors and deed of variation.
There are two executors to a will. Both want to renounce. The main beneficiary also wants to forfeit any inheritance ( not much) There are other benificiaries that are gifted personal possessions in the will and one of these wants to take over administration of the estate. How do i go about this. 1. Send forms to renounce…
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2 siblings to inherited their mums estate
Question 1 sibling has been given money each month from their mums estate as they are not working. Unfortunately their Mum is at end of life. The sibling in question has had £20k plus so far, would this be classed as a loan against their inheritance or a gift, and this money given to sibling be taken into consideration…
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Daily Mail free will
Hi, my father in law has sadly suddenly passed away and we believe he did a free will via the Daily Mail free will writing service. However, we currently can’t find it and we’re now sure who the solicitors would actually be who he did the will with. Has anyone done a free will through the Daily Mail? Please can you share…
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Income tax arising until date of death
I am more-or-less finished with the probate and estate distribution process following my mother's death just over 2 months ago - very speedy on the whole and pleased with HMCTS and the banks' responses. I received a letter from HMRC (P1001) saying that they would be in touch within 8 weeks if tax was either due or overpaid…
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IHT Late Penalty Date
Hi, lots of websites say that IHT needs to be paid by the end of the 6 month following death else penalties start. However, the letter that came with my IHT refernce number says "get your account to us on time to stop charging you a late penalty. Your account will be late if we receive it after 12 months starting from the…
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Estate Income Post Probate
In January of this year we finished collecting all the monies from my late Mothers estate and wrote to HMRC advising of the estate income received post probate so that we could settle any tax due. We declared approx £1100 of income from premium bonds, index linked savings certificates & cash ISA's as we were unsure whether…
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Will a probate be delayed if the executor buying out the beneficiary of the property
The executor is buying my partner out of his share of the property and they are delaying the probate as the house has not been registered in their (the executor's) name. They also ;have not fully paid for the property. Is this right? Can they get the property in their names and not pay for it, before the probate is…
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Difficulties with cancelling online matters after a death
A thread covering difficulties when cancelling online accounts after death
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Codicil query
My Mum passed 11 years ago and she had put a codicil on her will, it states that my Brother can live in The house that she left to the two of us until he finds alternative accommodation. It also states he has to maintain and insure it. He will not look to move and he neither maintains or insures it. Is there anything I can…
