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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…
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to…
The Government Legal Department handles bona vacantia in England and Wales…
You need to know if you’re entitled before making a claim on an estate.…
If you think you’re entitled to an estate in England and Wales (but not…
If you know someone who has died with no will or known blood relatives,…
You can apply for a grant from a deceased person’s estate if you could…
Use the online service to update details of an estate, authorise an agent, or close an estate.
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
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Find out how to work out and report the value of the estate to HMRC.
Civilian housing options and general advice available to veterans
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Non-military housing options and advice available to serving personnel who are not seeking or due to leave service
The sale of land is determined by the potential number of homes that a housing developer or registered provider can build on a given site.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
We are responsible for providing solutions to specialist estates management issues across government. GEM works with the Cabinet Office .
Register your client’s estate online if you’re a tax agent or adviser.
Find out if you’re an estate agency business who needs to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Information on freehold estates which are private and mixed tenure estates where shared areas are not owned or looked after by the local council.
How to work out your taxable capital gain or loss if you are not resident in the UK and are making direct or indirect disposals of UK property or land.
Access online catalogues and get quotes for the procurement of low value goods and services across the public sector.
Buy your rented home through the Right to Shared Ownership scheme: who can apply, how to apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares, repairing and selling your home.
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