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Beneficiaries of a will
willaction44
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I am trying to save someone's feelings but also act within the law so any advice would be greatly appreciated. My mum left me her house in her will and my brother some money, she fell out with my brother and attached a not very nice letter saying why he wasn't left half the house, I want to give him half the value of the house but for him not to see the will so as not to upset him. I have to legally change the deeds over to me as I want to live there so I think I have to show the will to Land Registry to prove it was left to me. Would a copy of the will be sent to my brother? Is there any way I can avoid him seeing it?
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The Will becomes in the public domain so he would be able to search for it if he wanted to. Is the letter part of the will or separate?Who are the Executors? The Executors must distribute the Estate according to the Will unless a Deed of Variation is agreed by all parties. However you would be free to give your brother additional money from your own funds if that is what you feel is right.1
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A will is a legal record and will eventually be available for the public to view should they so wish (but I'm not sure where). Your brother will be able to access it if he wants to anyway, so it is probably better for both of you that he sees it.1
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He does not have to see the letter but the will be in the public domain as you will need to apply for probate before you can transfer the house to yourself.
I don’t think he is going to be as upset as you think he is, he may even be expecting it, and no doubt he is going to be very grateful for your unselfish act.You should do this by making a deed of variation which will avoid your gift ever entering your estate for IHT purposes.2 -
Why do you not want him to see it? You don't have to give him the letter, let him see the will, tell him you aren't happy with what your mom decided so you want to give him his fair share from your own inheritance1
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Wills become available online, and can be seen by anyone for a small fee.
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/
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not sure the letter will though.1
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the letter of explanation is unlikely to be part of the will and no need to send it off when applying for probate.2
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