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If administrator of an estate loses capacity
If an administrator of an intestate estate loses capacity or dies before probate can be granted, who becomes administrator. Their next oldest sibling? their spouse? their son?
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Selling inherited property
Hi, my dad died recently and my sister and I are joint beneficiaries and also joint executors. I plan on doing probate myself as it seems fairly straight forward and his estate is uncomplicated. Once we have probate, what next? Do we have to transfer ownership of the property to our names or can we sell it without…
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Inheritance and bankruptcy
Just a query. A family member is due to receive an inheritance however they've received a letter from the solicitors dealing with the will with a form to sign . Seems the solicitors did a bankruptcy check and a name match has come up from Feb 2022 so my relative has to declare this isn't them. It isn't them, only the first…
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Estate values in public domain
So the mail have today publiscised that Dave Myers, one half of the hairy bikers, had an estate worth 1.4million, all left to his surviving wife. Does this mean when someone dies, their estate value and what their family inherit becomes information in the public domain? How is that right, or safe for the surviving family?…
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What to do
Hi all My wife died suddenly last week and now the funeral is over I have to deal with her will. We reside in Northern Ireland. Her will names me as sole beneficiary, there is no property involved, only bank accounts, all of which are in joint names. Do I have to apply for anything like probate or is it a simple matter of…
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Executors: myself and a firm of solicitors
My mother's Will names me as the sole beneficiary. The executors are a firm of solicitors and myself. I could handle probate for this simple estate on my own: it has no real property. What role would the firm of solicitors insist upon performing?
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Probate: Is Trust part of the estate for IHT purposes Form IHT205 Question 4
My mother's brother formed a Discretionary Trust under his Will in March 2010, and he died in December 2010. As the primary beneficiary under that Trust, my mother lived in an apartment valued at £120,000 provided by the Discretionary Trust since her brother's death and until hospitalisation this year (about 13 years). The…
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Probate will
Can anyone advise me,both my parents have recently passed away,they had a trust will with 50% of the property being held by my sister and I,we are the trustees and executors of the will. We thought that they were tenants in common on the title deeds. After the trust will was made they moved to another property,when they…
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Probate, inheritance and undiagnosed vulnerable adult
My dad died recently. Myself, and two siblings are the executors. We are sorting out bank accounts and house valuation. One of my siblings is a vulnerable adult but he doesn't have a diagnosis. He won't talk to doctors. He does not receive any disability benefits. There's obviously a health condition but he ignores out…
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Property left in will
Hi, looking for advice please, I am the sole executor of my dad's house, I also inherit 1/3 of it. My 2 neices inherit 1/3 between them and my 3 nephews inherit the final 1/3 between them. I have had the property valued by 4 estate agents, the first said 200 - 210k, at which point I asked my nieces and nephews how much…
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Beneficiaries ID for solicitor
How long does it generally take to receive inheritance once you supply solicitor with ID and bank details. I asked and secretary said that it should not take too long.
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Dealing with a monetary trust via a probate. A solicitor is my trustee
Hello everyone I had a bad relationship with my late mother (wont go into detail but she was very abusive to me in my childhood and to a lesser degree into adolescence and beyond). My dad was the sole earner in my family. When he died, control of his assets passed to my mother who decided to seize this newly found…
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DIY Probate
Hi, just completed above online, absolute breeze ( I hope), about 60-90mins tops, I must stress it is a straight forward uncomplicated will, my wife being the only benificiary, the estate calculated just under IHT limit. Question I have are regarding the documents needed to be sent on, the request is for the original will…
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4 years on and still no closure
Hi a very long and upsetting matter, but I will attempt to explain in short and ask my question. Also when I say mum, this is in fact mother in law. Mum and her partner purchased a flat from local council many years ago. Council then carried out essential repairs, and as part of purchase agreement, owners were required to…
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C1 Confirmation without Estate
A pension company has contacted us saying a Lump Sum Death Benefit may be available on behalf of my late father. They have stated they require Confirmation for this process to be completed. They have said the sum is at the discretion of the Trustee and should not be viewed as part of my late fathers estate. With this being…
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Do i need to apply for probate?
My elderly Mum died in her carehome on sunday aged 91. She has savings in the Halifax, one fixed rate isa (1 yr) with £17500 in it, a current account with £930 in it and an instant saver with £950 in it . She also has about 696 Halifax shares with equiniti that arent worth a lot at the moment. I looked after Mum for three…
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Will Beneficiary
My father passed away last September, I lost contact with my father a few years ago, I have purchased a copy of his will from the gov webiste and I am listed as a beneficiary, I have contacted the company whom did the will to say I lost contact and have moved a few times, but not getting a reply. Do I need to just wait to…
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2 years since death of both parents and wills have not even been submitted for probate = Despair !
Ill try to condense 2 years+ and open this up for anyone that might have something they can suggest. Dad died Jun 21 - Mum died Feb 22. They were together 65+ years. Dad left money and property which went to Mum along with beneficiary splits between 4 siblings 49% 49% 1% 1% (I was a 1%). As Mum lived after Dad she…
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Form INT 411. Shares schedule
My dad used Hargreaves Lansdown and Barclay smart investor. on form INT411 do I list every single item on the list like Whitbread vodaphone etc. or do I just write, Barclays Smart investor 3000, total.
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Executor Accounts & HMRC
While administering my late father's estate I found it difficult to set up special executor accounts and was told it wasn't necessary. I did set up an account with NS&I in my name and called it "Executor Account" in to which I transferred my father's NS&I accounts as they were closed. This account has subsequently accrued…