Uncle's previous address on will

sunsetboulevard

Uncle moved into a care home for the last few months of his life. The will still has his previous address on it. Any idea what I should do? Thanks.

Yorkshireman99

Jo101 wrote: »

Uncle moved into a care home for the last few months of his life. The will still has his previous address on it. Any idea what I should do? Thanks.

It is not really a problem. If applying for probate you just need to prove his identity.

Owain_Moneysaver

Nothing. The Will remains valid.

LobsterMemory

While agreeing it shouldn't be a problem and will is valid, isn't there an area on the probate forms that specifically deals with this scenario?

badmemory

Same thing with my mother & I can't remember it ever being mentioned.

PasturesNew

I bet "everybody" has this. Wills are a snapshot of addresses and people's names at the time .... people move, people die, beneficiaries get married, remarried, divorced.... but the Will remains valid.

Owain_Moneysaver

If you can, keep a couple of Uncle's bank statements or other official correspondence* showing the old and new addresses, with the same name and account numbers. This will provide evidence of change of address and continuity of identity, should it be required.

*eg NHS appointment letters - you may not want bank statements going to a care home if you're managing his affairs.

Sea_Shell

I'm assuming you mean just his address noted, rather than that specific property being specifically bequeathed to a beneficiary??

If the latter, that could have an effect if that property had been sold already, but it sounds like, with your timescales, that hasn't happened yet.

Sea_Shell

PasturesNew wrote: »

I bet "everybody" has this. Wills are a snapshot of addresses and people's names at the time .... people move, people die, beneficiaries get married, remarried, divorced.... but the Will remains valid.

Wills should always be reviewed following any major life event of either themselves, their family or their beneficiaries. As although a will may remain valid....it may no longer meet your needs.

Margot123

This was the case with a relative who had lived in a care home for over 6 years.
There was no issue whatsoever, it wasn't questioned by the solicitor or Probate officials, and everything went through fine.

LobsterMemory

LobsterMemory wrote: »

isn't there an area on the probate forms that specifically deals with this scenario?

Yes, actually there is
IHT400 Box 25 & 26

25 Is the address of the deceased as shown in the will the
same as the deceased’s last known permanent address
at box 11?
No Go to box 26
Yes Go to box 27

26 What happened to the property given as the deceased’s
residence in the will?
If the deceased sold the property but used all the sale
proceeds to buy another main residence for themselves
and this happened more than once, there’s no need to
give details of all the events. Simply say that the ‘residence
was replaced by the current property’. In all other cases
give details of exactly what happened to the property,
and give the date of the events