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Adding wife onto deeds for house
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Yes it was actually. Surely a will (which I assume is already in place) covers what happens to the house in the event of death - although doesn't a wife automatically inherit?
Not if there are children. If there isn't a will, a spouse will only inherit free and clear the first £250,000. He/she will have a life interest in half of the remainder. The remaining quarter goes to the children.
Taking into consideration the price of houses in some areas, that can leave a widow/widower in a very difficult position.0 -
Hi LRR,
Out of interest, is the process very different in Scotland (where I live)? I looked into this a while ago and fees quoted by solicitors where quite high, I was looking at a total cost of £800 approx. Would be good if I could do as much of it as possible myself.
Cheers.
sstteeww - the two systems are quite different so as suggested not much I can advise on as we are very separate entities. Use the link provided by 00ec25 to query what is required“Official Company Representative
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