Intestate - do nieces and nephews inherit?

Mojisola

sheramber wrote: »

According to GOV.UK

If there is no wife and no direct descendents

Intestacy - who inherits if someone dies without a will?
The estate is shared equally between the brothers or sisters.

If a brother or sister has already died, their children (nieces and nephews of the deceased) inherit in their place.

But the brother didn't die until after the first death so this doesn't apply.