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English will but property in Scotland

GlasgowExpat2
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I am a single person with no dependants. I have a sibling but they won’t be a beneficiary of my will.
An English solicitor has drawn up a will but is saying I should seek advice in Scotland whether the will would be acceptable under the Scottish rules of succession. As I don’t have any children and have never been married surely the rules of succession don’t apply?
An English solicitor has drawn up a will but is saying I should seek advice in Scotland whether the will would be acceptable under the Scottish rules of succession. As I don’t have any children and have never been married surely the rules of succession don’t apply?
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I think they are saying that if your will was invalid under Scottish law, then the laws of intestacy would apply, and your sibling would inherit, which you apparently do not wish to happen?
But really this is a question you need to ask of your solicitor.No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
macman said:
But really this is a question you need to ask of your solicitor.
It's generally safer to make a Will in the jurisdiction of any real property, although in practice I expect the English Will should do the job if you're sure you won't have a spouse or children claiming legal rights by the time you die.1 -
user1977 said:macman said:
But really this is a question you need to ask of your solicitor.
It's generally safer to make a Will in the jurisdiction of any real property, although in practice I expect the English Will should do the job if you're sure you won't have a spouse or children claiming legal rights by the time you die.0 -
GlasgowExpat2 said:user1977 said:macman said:
But really this is a question you need to ask of your solicitor.
It's generally safer to make a Will in the jurisdiction of any real property, although in practice I expect the English Will should do the job if you're sure you won't have a spouse or children claiming legal rights by the time you die.1 -
I you die domiciled in England and your executor has a Grant of Probate, then this gives your executor title to deal with any property you own in Scotland.
As k_p says, Scottish inheritance law would not apply (unless your domicile changed to Scotland).1
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