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This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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…
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cameroon, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
How benefits, charges and payments for pensions of Chapter 3 (local government) members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
How benefits, charges and payments of pension to Chapter 1 members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
The process when a British national dies in the UAE, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out which gifts count towards the value of the estate, how to value them and work out how much Inheritance Tax may be due.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Greece, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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