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Genealogists, historians and amateur family archivists will be better able to access historic wills under proposals published today (15 December 2023).
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…
You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…
You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…
You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…
Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…
How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change
Your will lets you decide what happens to your money, property and…
Your will should set out: who you want to benefit from your will who…
For your will to be legally valid, you must: be 18 or over make it…
You should review your will every 5 years and after any major change in…
Simplify and speed up issue of official copies, official searches and registrations on developing estates (practice guide 41, supplement 2)
The Local Plan examination process and the role the Planning Inspectorate plays.
Guidance on plan-making.
How to approach the development and testing of your estates strategy.
The government has announced proposals to modernise the planning system to get Britain building.
The Government is introducing legislation to allow people to use video-conferencing technology for the witnessing of wills being made.
Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to...
Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
How to apply to the Court of Protection to make a will for someone who is not able to make one themselves, what forms to use, how much it costs and how the court decides
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
CMA launches new investigation to protect consumers following complaints about unregulated will-writing, online divorce, and pre-paid probate services
Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
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