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Free Wiils Month
As part of free wills month, my solicitor has drawnup my will and wants to charge me £350 + vat, because, she says it is not a simple will. I own my own house and want to leave it to my children, but also want my new partner to stay in the house until he passes away. I think this an example of a simple will. Does anybody…
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Viewing a Will - Govt Service
Hi, I've used the Probate Service view a will Service and have paid the fee to request a copy of a will. I've so far not received the will and can't find any email or phone contact details to follow this up. The main probate helpline always has a 90min wait time and probably aren't the right people anyway. Does anyone have…
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Do I need a 'right to reside' clause?
My husband and I are updating our will. It's fairly simple in that we want our house to go to the surviving spouse first and then to be split equally with our 2 adult children when we both pass. The advisor has recommended we include a 'right to reside' clause but I'm not sure whether this is necessary. Is this a common…
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Wondering about legal action for advice to my parents on putting their house into a trust
Hi everyone,I have discussed this in other threads, but my parents were badly advised by their financial adviser and a lawyer to put their home - principle asset - into a lifetime trust. They signed over their shares in the family home to the Trust, and appointed 4 trustees. The trustees were myself and my sister, and…
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Legacy to grandchildren
Hello, wise ones! Before going ahead with a SIPP drawdown, I would like to check that doing this is the only option. The scenario is that my recently deceased husband left a legacy of £10k to each of our two (now adult) grandchildren. Due to long term care home costs for prior to his passing, the bulk of our cash is in a…
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Inheritance House Question
hi, I am looking at the best way to maximise inheritance for my family. I own a house approx value 600k and my daughter and her family have lived in it 8 years rent free the house is in my name. My husband passed away 3 years ago and everything was joint account's he had one account with approx. 50k. My question is would I…
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Initial Writ for Executor Dative
Hello I am new to this forum. I have recently lost my husband and am needing to apply for executor dative. I have made two attempts so far using information kindly given on this forum. I cannot see where I am going wrong. We had no children and there is only me. I wondered if anyone could put me right if I share my last…
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Will storage
Hoping to sign my revised will, drawn up by STEP solicitor, tomorrow. They would store my will & register it with National Will Register. BUT they are merging with another legal firm at the end of the month & if I want new firm to store will I have to agree that my file will be xferred, sign new T&Cs etc by 26 May I think…
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Beneficiary won’t acknowledge receipt of final (residual) distribution
Have I fully completed my obligations as Executor if one person has not banked their cheque or confirmed (using the SAE and pre-printed acknowledgement letter I supplied) the receipt of Estate Accounts and their share of the final distribution ? The individual has replied to an email to confirm they “think” it arrived, but…
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Grant of Probate and Release of bank funds
I opened Executor Accounts at Lloyds Bank shortly after my mother's death. The account, with balances, was blocked pending receipt of the grant of probate. To my surprise, HMRC handled the IHT within 3 Weeks and Probate took only 2 Weeks. I contacted Lloyds Bank and instantly forwarded them the Grant of probate. I was told…
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"Normal Expenditure Out Of Income Exemption"
If I gift my 3 grandchildren £3000 each (total £9000 a year), every year to go towards their future etc. and have been for the last 7 years. The money has come from income that does not impact my life (not from my savings). Does that come under the 7 year rule? Can this count as Normal Expenditure Out Of Income Exemption…
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Do I need letters of administration?
Hi all, my mother passed away a couple of weeks ago, and she left no will. She was not married and I am one of 2 children who can now administer the estate. I am trying to work out if I need to apply for a grant of administration, and would appreciate some advice. My mothers estate consists of £12,200. This is roughly…
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Legal administrator of estate best option
I hope I'm posting in the correct place. I've recently drafted a new will via an online company. I have no children alive, no grandchildren, divorced & live alone. I do have a sister, older than me who has cancer, so chances are she will die before me. I'm now in my mid 70's. My issue is that I have nobody else close who…
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C1 2022 help
Can ypu help me please I completed the C1 2022 and it was returned from local Sheriff Court advised me to send to Edinburgh as over 36000 and my dad lived in Spain and died in Spain and they advised to seek a lawyer, we have one in Spain do i need another for Scotland or can i just submit application myself?
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Dealing with death
Found out sunday my wife has a very short time left, i am lost,numb and struggling to hold myself together for her. How do i even talk about it with her, neither of us have planned for this but here we are………………sorry
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PA1P Form - Grant of Probate
Hello, I am completing form PA1P - application for Grant of Probate. A couple of the questions state "Only answer this question if no executor to the will is applying". I am executor. This sentence is so close physically on the page to the next question, I am not sure if it relates to the question above or below. The…
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Questions about inheriting a house
In my parents Will , they have left half the house to me and half to my brother.I live elsewhere but my brother currently lives there with them . ( he has little money and no job) When the time comes he has said he wants to remain living in their house. ( don't know how he thinks he will afford that …) Would I be…
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South West Water Probate and Bereavement Complaint – Debt Collection Threats Before Probate Granted
Has anyone else had difficulties dealing with South West Water during probate/bereavement administration? I’m acting as executor for my late grandad’s estate and, honestly, every other bank and utility company has been understanding and straightforward to deal with apart from South West Water. I notified the death through…
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Do I need a new Will?
Having recently married I am adding my wife to the title deeds of my house which I owned before the marriage and we now live in as our main residence. This wasn't something we had previously thought about as she owns another property that was her home before we started co-habiting. My current Will states "Upon my death I…
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3 trustees agree, one does not
Probate has been granted and all trustees agree that the empty house must be sold. However one of the four will not agree on the estate agent to be used. They find spurious objections (eg the standard agency contract from a nationally known agency is “unlawful”) to any but the agent they personally prefer. That agency is…
