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How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change

• Overview

  Your will lets you decide what happens to your money, property and…

• Write your will

  Your will should set out: who you want to benefit from your will who…

• Make sure your will is legal

  For your will to be legally valid, you must: be 18 or over make it…

• Update your will

  You should review your will every 5 years and after any major change in…

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...

• Overview

  As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…

• Settling debts and taxes

  You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…

• Managing and selling assets

  You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…

• Reporting an estate’s income to HMRC

  You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…

• Distributing the estate

  Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…

Tax and customs on personal belongings when you move to the UK permanently or temporarily - shipping, tax and duty

Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs

You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures

How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.

Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.

How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.

• Updated: 23 May 2013

Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).

If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.

Information and forms to request personal data held by the MOD for current or former civilian staff or members of the armed forces.

• Updated: 21 March 2022

Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.

• Updated: 17 December 2021

Sign into or set up a personal tax account to check and manage HMRC records, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax.

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Sign in or set up a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and other services.

Ask a court bailiff to hand-deliver papers to the respondent in family proceedings for you.

Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC

How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.