Help with estate

Mojisola

Poppy9 wrote: »

he may have had her sign over the house to him. If your mother was ill and not full aware of what was going on she may not of realised he did this.

Mistaken - just to make sure that this hasn't happened, you can check the ownership of the house with the Land Registry - https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry

Mistaken

Yorkshireman99 wrote: »

I would not wait that long. Be firm but polite an tell him you will apply for Leetrs of Administration in 14 days. Get the paperwork and complete it so you are ready to do so. This may convince him you are serious. You really have to be very hard nosed in these circumstances.

I believe I have to complete an inheritance tax form to show the estates value which is below £300,000 to apply for letters of administration


I know mum had two pensions but don't know who with so cant give a value on the forms.


Its hard to give an approximate value for the estate on the forms if I cant find details of accounts etc?

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Mojisola wrote: »

Mistaken - just to make sure that this hasn't happened, you can check the ownership of the house with the Land Registry - https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry

House is still in mums name (have checked) thank you

RAS

Mistaken wrote: »

I believe I have to complete an inheritance tax form to show the estates value which is below £300,000 to apply for letters of administration

I know mum had two pensions but don't know who with so cant give a value on the forms.

Its hard to give an approximate value for the estate on the forms if I cant find details of accounts etc?

Was mum in receipt of pensions? Or did she die "in service"? Who did she work for? Contact her old employers?

Mistaken

I know mum had at least one pension because her partner has said he is taking the money from that now.


I don't know any details though

RAS

So who did she work for?

Her partner cannot take money from a pension unless she nominated him for a survivors pension.

Poppy9

I assume her pension is going into a joint account. You need to speak to the bank and ask show them death certificate and ask about monies coming in from pension and explain the other account holder is not entitled to the money.


Contact your mother's former employer to advise re death. for her pension (if more than one contact them all).


If she is getting a widows pension from her husband - contact his former employers

KMA

Is it possible that the OP's mother had nominated the partner to be a recipient of her pension in the event of her death (you don't have to be married to do this)?


Certainly, when I contacted my late father's pension provider (civil service) to inform them that he had passed away, they asked me whether I knew/thought there was any named beneficiary. I mentioned my fathers unmarried partner who lived at the same address and they said they would be writing to her so hopefully she will get something, based on his nomination of her as his beneficiary.


(I knew that neither myself nor my sister would be nominated, but have nominated my own unmarried partner with my pension provider as my beneficiary)


Hope this helps and sorry for your loss. This is the most awful stuff to have to sort out when one is at the lowest ebb to cope it