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Deceased relatives pension query.

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  • eliz123
    eliz123 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Sorted now!
    I called the post office and there is a form to fill out, its actually really simple (so feel stupid now! but we were clueless about this stuff) as long as the amount is under £10k you can get the funds sent to your bank account without solicitors.
    Thanks everyone.
  • agarnett
    agarnett Posts: 1,301 Forumite
    That's great news! Heartening that that old institution, the Post Office, still knew what to do!

    No need to feel stupid - better minds than ours get it wrong or put carts before the horse - we were advised (by a lawyer) we most likely needed to apply for probate even with the will, and a quote was goven to us for the work and we were invited to agree it. Then after making a few calls I recently discovered myself that we did not need to, and lawyer now agrees !
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