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Bond of caution - cost
Hoping someone could help. We are resolving my late father in laws estate with my husband as lay executor. We have submitted the application for a bond of caution for the estate which is approx £180k. Does anyone have any experience with the cost of this? Obviously we are having to pay upfront then claim the funds back…
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Grant of Confirmation name issue
Hi all. I've read through the thread and had a bash at submitting a Grant of Confirmation C1 for my deceased mother. It went to Paisley Sheriff court and was sent back with the caveat that the name differs on the C1 to that in the will, which I was fully aware of, but haven't interpreted the guidance notes correctly it…
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Cannot move money at Hargreaves Lansdown after death
My father died in March. It turns out his will was last done in 1986, and one of the 2 executors is incapacitated (dementia). That same executor was a solicitor at the legal firm that created the will. We have been through 21 different financial institations. but Hargreaves Lansdown are the only people who have insisted on…
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Printing online wills advice needed
Hi there, I've made a will through freewills.co.uk and I've printed it double sided but I'm wondering if I should print it single sided instead? I.e does it need to be printed single sided legally? I don't want it to cause problems later on in probate etc. I read that sometimes pages can be missed scanning wise later down…
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Question on probate form
I'm trying to complete application for Probate without a solicitor. Have managed to complete all parts other than the Unique Tax Reference number, I believe that the deceased never had one as these are only issued when completing self assessment. Am I correct, have people just left this box blank?
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Disputed probate
Hi i lost my Mam 3 years ago and there is 3 other siblings beneficiaries to the will. All 4 of us are executors. One sibling has made things very difficult for the others including caveats on probate. This sibling will inherit 2 houses currently rented out. The other executors have received a debt collector letter for the…
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Probate when acting a substitute executor
Hi All, I'm currently acting as a subtitute executor for my nans will, in place of my Dad who is mentally incapacitated. I am named in the will as the substitute but it was mentioned by a solicitor than we would need to fill out a renunciation form prior to probate. Is this correct? Wouldn't my dad renouncing his position…
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Got probate, now transferring title
So we got the grant of probate through the post this morning. I'm promptly onto filling out the Land Registry forms. I am the executor of the estate and also the beneficiary so essentially what I am doing is transferring the title from my mother's name to mine. I thought I just needed to complete: AS1 Assent of whole of…
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Sorry, my life story..Beneficiary expected all the money
I am executor in my mums will along with my husband. My older sister and I share the estate which is quite small, with a few personal items going to the 5 grandchildren. My sister is being awkward refusing to meet me to receive her inheritance. This is something I can't understand as when my mum died my sister became very…
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Brother Refusing to Leave Inherited Property
I'm an executor of my father's will, along with my older brother, and we're both beneficiaries. I live in the property with my younger brother, who refuses to leave. I've offered to move out simultaneously for fairness, but he insists on staying, claiming the sale price is too low, even though it's over £100k above the…
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COP30 Change of Solicitor - Wrong Papers Sent, Please Help!
My husband is in ill health and lives in Scotland, his Father who he hasn't seen for many years has dementia and would not allow power of Attorney. When my FIL lost capacity and went to live in a care home my husband arranged for an English solicitor local to the home to assume responsibility for my FILs affairs under…
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Spanish property and will, some assets in UK
Hi I wonder if someone can point me in the right direction please. A relative sadly passed away a couple of months ago. There is a surviving spouse, my relative lived in the uk - there is property in Spain covered by a Spanish Will and there are some savings in the uk in the sole name of my relative but no uk will. The uk…
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Paying solicitor's bill from inheritance
I am coming to the end of dealing with my late Father's estate etc. I am joint executor, together with his solicitor, and there is a further solicitor company dealing with the conveyancing for the sale of the house. Upon completion, the conveyancing solicitor will hold back their fee - all good, but I would like the…
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Tranferring a property not mentioned in a will
HI All My brother died last year and his 2 sons and 1 daughter would like to transfer the house to a shared ownership. The house is not mentioned in the will but it states that all assets are to be divided equally. Can the property be transferred easily, or is it advisable to use a conveyancing solicitor?
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Advice needed re Uncles Will
So my Uncle has left both me and my two siblings some money in his will. He has left me and my younger brother some independently and left some to our mum and dad who are deceased. Both our mum and dad’s estate has been sorted but my uncle’s solicitor is being a right pain to deal with. She has copies of both my parents…
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Inheritance Tax - passing on proceeds of sale of home to children
Hi, Sorry if this has been asked before. Does someone still get the extra £175k allowance if their will passers on the proceeds of sale of the family home to children (ie the home is sold within the estate and the children just get money) or would the children need to actually inherit a proportion of the family home in…
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Obtaining Bank Statements Tax Calculation
Hello As the executor of a Will can you request a bank, in this case Barclays, provide the last 7 years of statements for the deceased persons account. This is to help trace payments when calculating possible inheritance tax. Obviously probate has not yet been granted, so will the bank still be helpful to an executor and…
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Probate Progress
I know there is a Govt website where you can go and check a will once probate has been granted. Is there a website where you can check the progress of probate or even if the process has been started? Think an executor may be dragging their heels. Many thanks.
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Court Sealed and Certified Copy of Will
I have requested Court Sealed and Certified Copies of wills which are needed for a property sale using form PAS1. It says lead time is up to 4 weeks (this is the 4th week). However I had heard that it can be up to 12 weeks which is concerning. Has anyone had experience of this lately and can say how long it took to get…
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Has anyone used Life Ledger death notification service?
I am having to cope with the death of both my own Mother just before Christmas and Mother-in-law last week, and I am struggling with the paperwork, especially notifying so many different companies. I have come across Life Ledger, https://lifeledger.com/register-a-death/ a death notification service but I have not heard of…
