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Capacity and undue influence
Testamentary capacity, knowledge and approval, coercion and suspicious circumstances.
Executors and administrators
Executor duties, administrator duties, delays, removal and estate management.
Probate and grants
Probate applications, grants, resealing, caveats and authority to deal with assets.
Intestacy
Who inherits where there is no valid will and how the estate is administered.
Beneficiaries and estate accounts
Beneficiary rights, information, distributions, estate accounts and missing beneficiaries.
Inheritance Tax and estate tax
IHT, gifts, nil-rate bands, residence nil-rate band and reliefs.
Inheritance Act claims
Claims for reasonable financial provision and disputes over provision from an estate.
Trusts and property
Will trusts, lifetime trusts, property protection trusts and trustee disputes.
Estate debts and insolvency
Debts, liabilities, funeral expenses, insolvent estates and creditor claims.
LPAs, attorneys and Court of Protection
Lasting Powers of Attorney, attorney conduct, OPG and Court of Protection.
Estate assets and valuations
Missing assets, property, digital assets, valuations and tracing estate property.
Business and agricultural estates
Business succession, farms, business relief and agricultural relief.
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Do I really need a will?Do I need a solicitor to make a will?Do witnesses have to see me sign my will?Do I need a codicil to change my will?Does tearing up a will revoke it?Does my partner inherit if we are not married?Do I need a trust in my will?Do beneficiaries have to wait a year for inheritance?Do beneficiaries earn interest if inheritance is delayed?Do all estates need probate?Do I need probate for a joint bank account?Do I need probate to sell a house?Do I need probate if everything passes to spouse?Do I need probate if there is no property?Do I need a solicitor for probate?Do I send the original will to Probate Registry?Does an administrator have same duties as executor?Do children inherit if there is no will?Does spouse automatically inherit everything?Do stepchildren inherit under intestacy?Do adopted children inherit under intestacy?Do biological children adopted by someone else inherit?Do illegitimate children inherit?Do grandchildren inherit if their parent died?Do siblings inherit if there is no will?Do half-siblings inherit under intestacy?Do nieces and nephews inherit?Does estate go to the Crown if nobody can inherit?Deceased promised me their houseDeceased promised I would inherit businessDoes marriage cancel a will?Does getting married revoke my existing will?Does divorce cancel a will?Does separation change my will?Does taper relief reduce value of gift?Do beneficiaries personally pay inheritance tax?Does home have to pass to children for residence nil rate band?Do stepchildren count for residence nil rate band?Do adopted children count for residence nil rate band?Does joint property pass outside will?Does joint account money belong to surviving child?Do beneficiaries pay Capital Gains Tax on inherited property?Do I need RICS valuation for probate?Do I have to tell HMRC about newly discovered assets?Do gifts have to be declared on probate forms?Do executors have to file deceased person's tax return?Do executors need to register estate with HMRC?Do beneficiaries pay income tax on estate distributions?Does transferring inherited property trigger Stamp Duty?Do all beneficiaries have to agree to deed of variation?Difference between disclaimer and deed of variationDeceased lent money to family memberDeceased owed me moneyDoes family inherit deceased person's debts?Does advertising protect executor from unknown debts?Dispute over where someone should be buriedDoes lasting power of attorney end on death?Difference between will and lasting power of attorneyDo I need both types of lasting power of attorney?Digital assets missing after deathDoes my company qualify for Business Property Relief?Does investment company qualify for Business Property Relief?Does farmland qualify for inheritance tax relief?Discretionary trust beneficiary has no paymentsDeceased held property on trust for meDNA testing in inheritance disputeDoes inheritance pass to beneficiary's own estate?Does deputy need to receive inheritance?Deputy refusing to deal with inheritanceDo beneficiaries have to approve estate accounts?Does loser pay costs in inheritance dispute?Do inheritance disputes have to go to mediation?Does court approve settlement for child beneficiary?Do I need a barrister for contested probate?Do I need separate wills for different countries?Domicile and inheritance disputeDo I need a solicitor to make an LPA?
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What happens if I die without a will?Who can witness my will?What happens if my will was witnessed incorrectly?What mental capacity is needed to make a will?What happens if I destroy my will?What happens if my original will is lost?When does a will become public?What happens if a beneficiary dies before me?What happens if my child dies before me?What does per stirpes mean in a will?What age should children inherit?What is a will trust?What is a life interest in the family home?Will inheritance affect a beneficiary's means-tested benefits?What is a disabled person's trust?Who manages inheritance for a child?Who should I appoint as trustee?What happens if a trustee refuses to act?What happens if all trustees have died?Who should I appoint as executor?What happens if my executor dies before me?What if my executor refuses to act?What does power reserved mean?What happens if executors cannot agree?What expenses can an executor claim?What is the executor's year?What is probate?When is probate not required?Why is my probate application delayed?What documents are needed for probate?Will Probate Registry return the original will?What happens to original will after probate?What is a grant of probate?What are letters of administration?What is letters of administration with will annexed?Who applies when there is no executor?Who can administer an intestate estate?Who has priority to apply for administration?What is an administrator's legal duty?Who inherits if there is no will?What happens if deceased had spouse and children?What happens if there are no relatives?What is bona vacantia?What is an Inheritance Act claim?What can I claim under the Inheritance Act?What is proprietary estoppel in inheritance dispute?What are grounds for challenging a will?Will changed shortly before deathWill made while person was seriously illWill made shortly after dementia diagnosisWill signed while person was in hospitalWill signed shortly before deathWill appears completely different from previous willsWhat is a Larke v Nugus request?What counts as undue influence in a will?Will witnesses say they never signed itWhat is knowledge and approval?Will was read to deceased by beneficiaryWill has only one witnessWitness signature is missingWill signed on different pagesWill was not datedWill gives wrong addressWill spells beneficiary's name incorrectlyWill refers to property deceased no longer ownedWill leaves property to someone who has diedWill leaves gift that no longer existsWhat happens when a gift in a will fails?What is lapse of a gift?What is ademption in a will?What happens if estate does not have enough money for all gifts?Which gifts are reduced first if estate is short of money?What happens to residue if residuary beneficiary dies?Will has no residuary clauseWhich will is valid if there are two wills?Who has burden of proving lost will?What happens to gifts to ex-spouse after divorce?Will made in contemplation of marriageWhat are mutual wills?What tax is due when gifting a house?What happens if I give away house and still live there?What is gift with reservation of benefit?What is the annual inheritance tax gift allowance?What is normal expenditure out of income?What happens if I die within seven years of a gift?What is taper relief?What is inheritance tax?When does inheritance tax have to be paid?Who pays inheritance tax?What is inheritance tax threshold?What is nil rate band?What is residence nil rate band?Who qualifies for residence nil rate band?What happens to residence nil rate band on large estates?What is downsizing addition?Who pays bills on inherited property?Who pays mortgage after property owner dies?What happens to mortgage on death?What value is used for inherited property?What if an asset was missed from probate application?What happens if new assets are found later?What happens if executor omits lifetime gifts?Who pays tax on failed potentially exempt transfer?What is an estate administration tax return?What is form R185?What is a deed of variation?What happens to inheritance if beneficiary refuses it?What happens if estate cannot pay its debts?Who gets paid first from insolvent estate?What are Trustee Act notices?Who pays funeral costs?Who decides funeral arrangements?Who has legal right to arrange funeral?Who owns ashes after cremation?Who owns deceased person's belongings?Who decides who gets sentimental items?What is a statutory will?What happens to LPA when I die?What happens to social media accounts after death?What happens to email account after death?What happens to online business after owner dies?Who owns domain names after death?What happens to online subscriptions after death?Who inherits author's copyright?Who inherits music royalties?What happens to company shares when shareholder dies?What happens if sole director dies?What happens to sole trader business after death?Woodland and inheritance taxWhat is Saunders v Vautier?What happens to trust when life tenant dies?Who pays repairs on life interest property?What happens if beneficiary dies before receiving inheritance?What happens to inheritance if beneficiary is bankrupt?Will inheritance stop Universal Credit?Who controls inheritance for minor?Who can receive inheritance for someone lacking capacity?What information are residuary beneficiaries entitled to?Who owns estate documents?What is an inventory and account?What is a probate citation?What is passing over an executor?What is an administrator pendente lite?Who pays administrator pendente lite?What is a probate caveat?What is a warning to caveat?What happens after caveat warning?What happens if will is found after intestacy distribution?What happens if executor dies during administration?What happens if sole executor dies after probate?Who takes over estate administration?What is letters of administration de bonis non?Will drafting mistake changed inheritanceWill-writing company has closed downWill writer named themselves executorWho pays legal costs in probate dispute?Which court deals with probate disputes?What evidence is needed to challenge will?Which country's succession law applies?Who can be appointed as an attorney?What happens if an attorney dies or cannot act?What can I do if I think an attorney is abusing their position?
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Can I write my own will?Can I make a will online?Can I use a will-writing company?Can a family member witness my will?Can a beneficiary witness my will?Can my executor witness my will?Can witnesses sign at different times?Can a will be signed electronically?Can I sign a will while in hospital?Can someone sign a will for me?Can I make a will if I cannot physically sign?Can I make a will if I am seriously ill?Can I make a will at the last minute?Can I make a will if I have dementia?Can someone with memory problems make a valid will?Can someone challenge my will because of my age?Can I change my will whenever I want?Can I cross things out on my will?Can handwritten changes invalidate a will?Can someone else destroy my will?Can probate be obtained using a copy will?Can I see someone's will before they die?Can beneficiaries demand to see a will before probate?Can anyone obtain a copy of a probated will?Can I keep my will private after death?Can I leave everything to one person?Can I leave someone out of my will?Can I disinherit an adult child?Can my children challenge my will if I leave them nothing?Can I leave nothing to my spouse?Can I exclude my husband or wife from my will?Can I exclude an estranged child from my will?Can I leave different amounts to my children?Can I favour one child in my will?Can I leave more to a child who cared for me?Can I leave money directly to grandchildren?Can grandchildren inherit instead of their parent?Can I name substitute beneficiaries?Can I leave money to an unmarried partner?Can a cohabiting partner inherit without a will?Can I leave my estate to a friend?Can I leave money to a carer?Can I leave money to my solicitor?Can I leave money to a charity?Can I leave my whole estate to charity?Can I leave money to a pet?Can I leave money on conditions?Can I require someone to do something before inheriting?Can I stop a beneficiary wasting their inheritance?Can I delay inheritance until a child is older?Can I leave inheritance in trust for children?Can a will create a life interest trust?Can my spouse live in my house for life then children inherit?Can a trust protect inheritance from creditors?Can a trust protect inheritance from bankruptcy?Can a trust protect a vulnerable beneficiary?Can I leave money to someone who lacks mental capacity?Can my executor also be trustee?Can a beneficiary be a trustee?Can I replace trustees in my will?Can a family member be executor?Can a beneficiary also be executor?Can I appoint more than one executor?Can I appoint a professional executor?Can an executor charge for acting?Can an executor renounce before probate?Can an executor change their mind after renouncing?Can an executor reserve power?Can one executor apply for probate without the others?Can beneficiaries remove an executor?Can the court replace an executor?Can an executor be personally liable?Can an executor be sued by beneficiaries?Can an executor reimburse themselves from estate?Can an executor pay legal fees from estate?Can executor use estate money to defend a dispute?Can executor delay distribution because of possible claims?Can I force executor to distribute after one year?Can I access bank accounts before probate?Can funeral expenses be paid before probate?Can inheritance tax be paid before probate?Can estate bills be paid before probate?Can I sell personal belongings before probate?Can I clear the deceased person's house before probate?Can I sell a car before probate?Can estate property be marketed before probate?Can contracts be exchanged before probate?Can I apply for probate myself?Can I correct a probate application?Can I apply for probate online?Can a beneficiary apply for letters of administration?Can two people apply as administrators?Can an administrator be removed?Can an estranged child inherit under intestacy?Can cousins inherit an intestate estate?Can relatives claim an estate from the Crown later?Can heir hunters charge a percentage of inheritance?Can I find the estate myself instead of using heir hunter?Can an unmarried partner claim against an intestate estate?Can a stepchild claim against an estate?Can someone financially dependent on deceased make a claim?Can an adult child claim more from an estate?Can a spouse challenge a will?Can an ex-spouse make a claim against estate?Can a cohabiting partner make an inheritance claim?Can someone living with deceased claim against estate?Can a person maintained by deceased claim against estate?Can I make an inheritance claim after six months?Can court allow a late inheritance claim?Can I claim the family home from estate?Can I claim maintenance from estate?Can adult child bring an Inheritance Act claim?Can financially independent adult child claim?Can disabled adult child claim against estate?Can someone promised inheritance bring a claim?Can I claim because I relied on a promise?Can I claim property promised verbally before death?Can a promise override a will?Can someone challenge a will?Can I challenge a will because it seems unfair?Carer suddenly became main beneficiaryCan I challenge will for lack of capacity?Can I obtain deceased person's medical records?Can I request the will-drafting solicitor's file?Can I challenge will because of undue influence?Can emotional pressure invalidate a will?Can threats invalidate a will?Can financial abuse affect validity of will?Can I challenge will for fraud?Can handwriting expert examine a will?Can destroying a will be a criminal offence?Can I challenge will because deceased did not know what they signed?Can translation problems invalidate a will?Can I challenge will because formalities were wrong?Can earlier will come back into effect?Can I prove a lost will?Can someone revoke will accidentally?Can new spouse inherit everything and leave children nothing?Can surviving spouse change a mirror will?Can mutual wills prevent survivor changing inheritance?Can children challenge change to mirror will?Can spouses make different wills?Can care home fees affect estate planning?Can I give away my house to avoid care fees?Can council treat gifts as deprivation of assets?Can I transfer house to children but keep living there?Can I put my home into trust to avoid care fees?Can I gift property before death?Can I give house to my children tax free?Can I pay rent after gifting house to child?Can I gift money before death?Can I give £3,000 every year?Can unused gift allowance be carried forward?Can married couples each use gift allowance?Can I make unlimited small gifts?Can I make regular gifts from income?Can I give large amounts away if I survive seven years?Can charitable gifts reduce inheritance tax rate?Can I use my late spouse's unused nil rate band?Can unused inheritance tax allowance be transferred?Can residence nil rate band be transferred between spouses?Can grandchildren qualify for residence nil rate band?Can downsizing still qualify for residence nil rate band?Can life insurance be written in trust?Can one owner sever joint tenancy without other agreeing?Can joint tenancy be challenged after death?Can executor recover money from joint account?Child added to parent's bank account for convenienceCan deceased person's share of house be sold?Can beneficiary force sale of inherited property?Can estate charge beneficiary rent?Can executor evict beneficiary from estate property?Can mortgage company force sale after death?Can beneficiary take over deceased person's mortgage?Capital Gains Tax on estate property saleCan estate use estate agent valuation for probate?Can probate value be changed later?Can grant of probate be amended?Can executor reclaim overpaid inheritance tax?Can inheritance tax be paid in instalments?Can inheritance tax on property be paid over ten years?Can bank release money directly to HMRC?Can executor borrow to pay inheritance tax?Can beneficiary lend estate money for inheritance tax?Can HMRC pursue beneficiary for tax on gift?Can executor be personally liable for inheritance tax?Capital Gains Tax during estate administrationCapital Gains Tax base value after inheritanceCan estate transfer property to beneficiary instead of selling?Can beneficiaries change a will after death?Can inheritance be redirected to someone else?Can deed of variation save inheritance tax?Can deed of variation redirect inheritance to children?Can I vary an intestate estate?Can minor beneficiary agree to deed of variation?Can deed of variation change trust provisions?Can deed of variation be undone?Can I refuse an inheritance?Can I disclaim part of an inheritance?Can I give inheritance to another family member instead?Can I inherit if I owe money to deceased?Can estate deduct loan owed by beneficiary?Can executor enforce loan made by deceased?Can estate write off family debt?Can I claim against estate as creditor?Can beneficiaries inherit if estate has debts?Credit card debt after deathCouncil tax debt after deathCar finance after deathCan creditors chase spouse for deceased person's debt?Can creditors chase children for deceased parent's debt?Can creditors claim against jointly owned property?Creditor claim after estate distributedCan executor make interim distribution?Can beneficiaries receive part of inheritance early?Can executor lend beneficiary money from estate?Can beneficiary sell their inheritance before probate?Can beneficiary assign future inheritance?Can funeral costs be paid from deceased bank account?Can executor override deceased person's funeral wishes?Can ashes be divided between family members?Can body be exhumed after burial?Cash missing from deceased person's homeCan executor investigate former attorney?Can beneficiaries demand attorney's accounts?Can estate recover money taken before death?Can lifetime gift be challenged after donor dies?Can estate challenge suspicious lifetime transfer?Can attorney change someone's will?Can attorney make inheritance tax gifts?Can attorney give away donor's house?Court of Protection gifting before deathCan attorney make a new will for donor?Can Court of Protection make a statutory will?Can family challenge a statutory will application?Can my executor also be my attorney?Can attorney access will before I die?Can attorney manage trust assets?Can cryptocurrency be left in a will?Can executor access deceased person's cryptocurrency?Can executor access deceased person's phone?Can family unlock deceased person's computer?Can Apple or Google release deceased person's data?Copyright and royalties after deathCan company continue after sole shareholder dies?Cross-option agreement for business ownersCan co-owner buy deceased person's shares?Can executors continue running deceased person's business?Can family inherit a sole trader business?Can Business Property Relief be lost before death?Child working on family farm promised inheritanceCan siblings challenge farm inheritance?Can I be trustee of my own trust?Can settlor benefit from own trust?Can trust be changed after creation?Can beneficiaries remove trustees?Can trustee be personally liable?Can beneficiary sue trustee?Can court remove trustee?Can trust be brought to an end early?Can adult beneficiaries collapse a trust?Can minor's trust be ended early?Can life tenant rent out trust property?Can life tenant force sale of property?Can trustees sell house occupied by life tenant?Can beneficiary live rent free in trust property?Can beneficiary force discretionary trustees to pay?Can trustees ignore letter of wishes?Constructive trust after deathCan I claim beneficial interest in estate property?Can probate court decide ownership dispute?Can executor force sale against surviving co-owner?Can court order DNA test after death?Can estate be distributed if beneficiary is missing?Can money be paid into court for missing beneficiary?Can trustee in bankruptcy take inheritance?Can inheritance be protected for disabled beneficiary?Can parent receive child's inheritance?Can child access inheritance before 18?Can executor require bank details from beneficiary?Can beneficiary refuse to sign estate accounts?Can I demand full estate accounts?Can a specific legatee demand estate accounts?Can beneficiaries inspect executor's bank statements?Can beneficiaries see probate application?Can beneficiaries see inheritance tax return?Can beneficiaries see deceased person's bank statements?Can beneficiaries see solicitor correspondence?Can executor keep legal advice confidential?Can executor refuse to answer questions?Can court order executor to provide inventory and account?Citation to accept or refuse probateCan I cite executor to take probate?Can beneficiary apply if executor does nothing?Can court appoint someone else to administer estate?Can I apply for administration pending probate dispute?Can estate property be sold during probate dispute?Can executor distribute estate while will is challenged?Can I stop probate being granted?Can caveat be renewed?Can caveator enter an appearance?Caveat being used just to delay probateCan court remove abusive caveat?Can I claim costs caused by wrongful caveat?Can grant of probate be revoked?Can court revoke grant based on wrong will?Can probate be revoked if later will found?Can beneficiaries be forced to return inheritance?Can mistaken inheritance payment be recovered?Can executor recover accidental overpayment?Can probate be challenged for fraud?Can I claim inheritance years after estate was distributed?Can fraud extend inheritance dispute time limit?Can probate be dealt with decades after death?Chain of estates where beneficiaries later diedChain of representation after executor diesCan beneficiaries remove solicitor executor?Can executor change probate solicitor?Can beneficiaries choose estate solicitor?Can beneficiaries complain about probate solicitor?Can estate recover losses caused by solicitor?Can beneficiary sue solicitor who drafted will?Can disappointed beneficiary sue will writer?Can probate legal fees be paid from estate?Can executor recover litigation costs from estate?Can court make executor personally pay costs?Can family mediate over a will?Can executor attend mediation?Can probate dispute settle without court?Can beneficiaries agree different inheritance shares?Can family agree to divide estate differently?Can minor beneficiary be included in probate settlement?Confidential settlement of will disputeCan probate dispute be settled after trial starts?Can mediation costs be paid by estate?Contentious probate court claimCan I represent myself in probate dispute?Can witnesses be called in will dispute?Can will witnesses be questioned?Can court order disclosure of medical records?Can court order solicitor to disclose will file?Can expert psychiatrist give evidence about capacity after death?Can family members give evidence about deceased's capacity?Can previous wills be used as evidence?Can text messages prove deceased's wishes?Can emails prove what deceased intended?Can recordings be used in will dispute?Can social media messages prove undue influence?Can diary entries be used in probate dispute?Can deceased person's letters prove intentions?Can secret recording of deceased be evidence?Can I challenge executor's witness evidence?Can probate dispute go to trial?Can probate judgment be appealed?Can I appeal decision about validity of will?Can I appeal inheritance claim award?Can foreign will revoke UK will?Can UK probate deal with foreign property?Can foreign probate be recognised in UK?Can I appoint more than one attorney?Can a family member be my attorney?Can an attorney also be a beneficiary in my will?Can I change my attorneys after registering an LPA?Can I cancel a Lasting Power of Attorney?Can someone challenge the registration of an LPA?Can family object to someone being appointed as attorney?Can an attorney sell the donor's home?Can an attorney change the donor's will?Can the Court of Protection remove an attorney?
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Is a homemade will legally valid?Is it better to make a new will than a codicil?I cannot find the deceased person's willIs there a national register of wills?Intestacy rules when marriedIntestacy rules when unmarriedI worked for years expecting to inheritI paid for improvements because I was promised the houseI think someone forged deceased person's willIs an undated will valid?Inheritance tax on family homeInheritance tax on second propertyInheritance tax on buy-to-let propertyInheritance tax on overseas propertyInheritance tax on bank savingsInheritance tax on sharesInheritance tax on cryptocurrencyInheritance tax on business assetsInheritance tax on farmInheritance tax on pensionsInheritance tax on life insuranceInheritance tax on joint accountsInheritance tax on jointly owned propertyInheritance tax on jointly owned bank accountInheritance tax valuation dispute with HMRCInheritance tax interest while estate is being administeredInheritance tax penalties for incorrect estate returnInheritance tax after estate already distributedIncome tax owed by deceased personIncome earned by estate during administrationInsolvent estate after deathInheritance advance company offering cashIs inheritance funding safe?Intellectual property in an estateInheritance tax on family businessInheritance tax charge when creating trustIs letter of wishes legally binding?I paid towards deceased person's houseInheritance dispute between siblingsIllegitimate child discovered after estate distributionInheritance received during IVAInheritance and Court of ProtectionI discovered inheritance years laterIs there a limitation period for probate disputes?Is there a time limit to challenge a will?Is there a time limit to recover estate property?
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How can I prove I had capacity when making my will?How do I change an existing will?How do I find out whether someone made a will?How do I provide for my pet in my will?How do I protect children's inheritance if I remarry?How do I protect inheritance from a child's divorce?How do I leave money to a disabled beneficiary?How many trustees should I appoint?How many executors can act?How do I remove an executor?How long should probate administration take?How much can be in an estate without probate?How do I apply for probate?How long does probate take?Heir hunter contacted me about an estateHow long do I have to make an Inheritance Act claim?How much could court award from estate?How do you prove lack of testamentary capacity?Handwriting on will does not look genuineHow do I protect children from first marriage?How do I provide for spouse and children from earlier relationship?How much can I give away each year?How much can I give children for a wedding?How do I prove regular gifts were from surplus income?How does seven-year inheritance tax rule work?How do I sever a joint tenancy?House is in negative equity after deathHMRC disputes probate property valueHouse contents valuation for probateHow are jewellery and valuables valued for probate?How are shares valued at date of death?How is a private company valued for probate?How is cryptocurrency valued at death?How are foreign assets valued for probate?How is inheritance tax paid before probate?HMRC inheritance tax enquiryHMRC says estate owes more taxHMRC is investigating lifetime giftsHMRC tax clearance before estate distributionHMRC demand received years after deathHow long do I have to make a deed of variation?How do I disclaim inheritance?How do you prove loan owed to deceased?How do I make a claim against deceased person's estate?HMRC debt after deathHire purchase agreement after deathHow long should executor wait before distribution?How do I apply for a statutory will?How should I leave crypto wallet details?Holding company and inheritance tax reliefHalf-siblings disputing intestate estateHow long must executor search for missing beneficiary?How do I force executor to account for estate?How do I enter a caveat?How long does probate caveat last?How do I remove a probate caveat?House still registered to someone who died years agoHow much should probate solicitor charge?How do I start a will challenge?How much does contested probate cost?How long does probate litigation take?Handwriting expert in forged will disputeHow long do I have to appeal probate judgment?How do I make a Lasting Power of Attorney?How do I report concerns about an attorney to the Office of the Public Guardian?
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Should a doctor assess capacity before I make a will?Should I explain why I am excluding someone?Should I use a discretionary trust in my will?Should I appoint a solicitor as executor?Should I sign an heir hunter agreement?Solicitor beneficiary under willSolicitor's will file in probate disputeSolicitor refuses to provide will fileSignature on will looks forgedSomeone destroyed an earlier willSomeone hid the deceased person's willShould I change my will after separation?Should I change my will after divorce?Should I change will after remarriage?Second marriage and estate planningShould spouses make mirror wills?Stepchildren and willsShould life insurance be outside estate?Should we own home as joint tenants or tenants in common?Survivorship dispute over joint bank accountSeveral beneficiaries inherit one houseShould executor wait for HMRC clearance?Self Assessment after someone diesStamp Duty when beneficiary takes over mortgageShould executor advertise for creditors?Sibling cleared house without executor's permissionSomeone emptied bank account after deathSomeone used deceased person's bank card after deathShould I make lasting powers of attorney alongside my will?Should business owners have a shareholders' agreement for death?Shareholder agreement conflicts with willShould I put assets into trust before death?Secret trust in a willSibling says parent promised them everythingSibling took control of parent's financesSibling refuses to disclose willSibling says there was no willSibling destroyed parent's papersSibling removed valuables from houseSibling changed locks after parent diedSibling is living in parent's houseSibling refuses to sell inherited homeSibling wants more than will gives themSibling claims they were promised propertySibling challenging parent's capacitySibling accusing executor of fraudStepfamily inheritance disputeSecond spouse and children arguing over estateStepchild says deceased treated them as childSecret family discovered after deathShould beneficiary sign estate indemnity?Should I enter a caveat against probate?Someone entered a caveat against estateSomeone obtained probate using false willSomeone falsely claimed to be next of kinSolicitor acting for estate has closed downSolicitor refuses to release estate moneySolicitor executor charging high feesSolicitor drafted invalid willSolicitor failed to carry out deceased's instructionsSolicitor failed to sever joint tenancySettlement agreement in inheritance disputeShould attorneys act jointly or independently?
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My solicitor has lost my original willMedical records in will disputeMaking a will before marriageMy parent changed a mirror will after spouse diedMortgage debt after deathMoney missing before deathMutual will disputeMissing beneficiary holding up estateMissing executor from old estateMultiple deaths before probate completedMediation in probate dispute
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Executor is refusing to apply for probateExecutor is taking too long to deal with estateExecutor will not communicate with beneficiariesExecutor refuses to provide estate accountsExecutor will not tell me what assets are in the estateExecutor is favouring one beneficiaryExecutor is also a beneficiary and there is a conflictExecutor sold estate property too cheaplyExecutor sold estate property to themselvesExecutor bought estate property below market valueExecutor has taken money from estate accountExecutor has mixed estate money with their ownExecutor distributed estate too earlyExecutor paid one beneficiary before the othersExecutor refuses to distribute inheritanceExecutor says estate has no money leftExecutor cannot explain where estate money wentExecutor is claiming excessive expensesExecutor is charging fees I did not agree toExecutor has not paid estate debtsExecutor has not paid inheritance taxExecutor failed to insure estate propertyExecutor let estate property fall into disrepairExecutor is living in estate property rent freeExecutor is renting estate property to family memberExecutor refuses to sell estate propertyExecutor wants to keep estate propertyExecutor will not follow terms of willExecutor has lost estate documentsExecutor refuses to hand over original willExecutor is ignoring court correspondenceEstate property sold below probate valueEstate property sold above probate valueEstate tax return contained a mistakeEstate has no cash to pay inheritance taxExecutor did not know about gifts before deathExecutor made innocent mistake on inheritance tax formExecutor says my debt will be deducted from inheritanceExecutor refuses interim paymentExecutor and family disagree about funeralEstate planning under lasting power of attorneyEstate planning after dementia diagnosisEstate planning for unmarried couplesEstate planning for second marriagesEstate planning for blended familiesEstate planning for child with disabilityEstate planning for vulnerable adult childEstate planning for business ownerEstate planning for farmerEstate planning for landlord with several propertiesEstate planning for someone with overseas assetsEstate planning for digital assetsEstate owns property jointly with another personEstranged spouse still inheritsEstranged child excluded from willExecutor cannot locate beneficiary's deputyExecutor wants ID before paying inheritanceExecutor asking beneficiary to sign indemnityExecutor wants beneficiary to approve accountsEstate accounts do not add upExecutor has not applied for probate for yearsEstate distributed under wrong willEstate overpaid a beneficiaryExecutor paid wrong personEstate distributed without telling meEstate property discovered after executor diedExecutor caused dispute through bad conductEstate planning before marriageEstate planning before divorceEstate planning after divorceEstate planning after partner diesEstate planning after receiving inheritanceEstate planning after selling businessEstate planning after retirementEstate planning when moving abroadEstate planning when returning to UKEstate planning with property abroadEstate of someone who died abroad
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Probate Registry says more information is neededProbate application has been stoppedProbate application contains a mistakeParent changed will after meeting new partnerPerson did not speak English well when will was signedPart of estate not covered by willPartial intestacy after valid willProtecting family home for children after remarriageProperty protection trust in a willProperty held as tenants in commonProbate valuation of propertyPersonal loan after deathPower of attorney used after donor diedParent transferred house while lacking capacityPhotographs stored online after deathPartnership interest after deathProfessional trustee disputeProperty held in deceased person's name for someone elseProperty bought jointly but only deceased on titlePerson claims to be deceased's childPaying inheritance to overseas beneficiaryProbate dispute before grantProbate dispute after grantPersonal representative distributed estate incorrectlyProbate was never obtained years agoProbate solicitor taking too longProbate solicitor not answering beneficiariesProfessional executor fee disputeProbate fees seem excessive
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Administrator is refusing to deal with estateAre mirror wills legally binding?Are property protection trusts worthwhile?Asset protection trust for homeAre lifetime trusts safe for estate planning?Are gifts between spouses inheritance tax free?Are gifts to unmarried partners tax free?Are gifts to charity inheritance tax free?Are funeral wishes in will legally binding?Attorney withdrew money shortly before deathAttorney made gifts before donor diedAttorney abused finances before deathAttorney changed investments before deathAgricultural Property ReliefAdopted child and inheritance disputeAdministrator concealed other beneficiariesAttorney is taking money from the donor's bank accountAttorney is making gifts without permissionAttorney transferred the donor's property to themselves
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Family member pressured parent to change willFound another bank account after probateFound more shares after probateFound property after estate distributedFamily member says money was a gift not a loanFamily disagree about burial or cremationFamily removed belongings before probateFinancial abuse of elderly person before deathFamily member transferred property before deathFarmhouse and Agricultural Property ReliefFarm succession planningFarming proprietary estoppel claimFamily farm left to one childFamily dispute over mother's estateFamily dispute over father's estateFoster child inheritance claimForeign beneficiary tax issuesFraudulent probate applicationFixed fee probate versus hourly chargesForeign will and UK assetsForeign national died owning UK property
B
Beneficiary arranged appointment for new willBeneficiary was present when will instructions were givenBeneficiary drove testator to solicitorBeneficiary isolated parent from familyBlind person signed a will they could not readBlended family estate planningBank account was joint but all money belonged to deceasedBeneficial ownership of jointly owned property after deathBeneficiary living in inherited propertyBeneficiary refuses to leave estate propertyBeneficiary received large gift before deathBusiness debt after deathBeneficiary demanding early paymentBeneficiary wants advance on inheritanceBusiness shares in a willBusiness succession planningBusiness debts and probateBusiness Property Relief for inheritance taxBusiness Property Relief on AIM sharesBeneficial ownership dispute after deathBeneficiary cannot be locatedBeneficiary lives abroadBeneficiary has died during probateBeneficiary is bankruptBeneficiary has an IVABeneficiary receiving means-tested benefitsBeneficiary is under 18Beneficiary lacks mental capacityBeneficiary refuses to provide IDBeneficiary spent money they were not entitled toBeneficiary name wrong because of solicitor errorBeneficiary wants their own lawyer paid by estate
T
Two different wills have been foundTenants in common and inheritance taxTax on estate bank interestTax on rental income during probateTax on selling shares during probateTax on inherited rental propertyTax when beneficiary sells inherited assetTax consequences of deed of variationTrust created during lifetimeTen-year inheritance tax charges on trustsTrust exit chargesTrustee refusing to distribute trust moneyTrustee not providing accountsTrustee favouring one beneficiaryTrustee invested money badlyTrust has no surviving trusteesTrustee died without replacementTrust property registered in trustee's personal nameTrustee bought trust asset personallyTrustee charging excessive feesTrust beneficiary diedTrustee refuses to sell trust propertyTrustee wants to sell family home