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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…
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Judge Rupert Jones and Judge Ashley Greenbank on 12th June 2024
Find out how to apply to be a UK Real Estate Investment Trust if you're a company or group of companies who invests in properties.
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...
Form ST3: Statement of truth in support of an application for registration of land based upon lost or destroyed deeds.
This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.
When you have to pay Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty or Inheritance Tax on money, shares or property you inherit
Advice for British people buying property in Turkey, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
Find out if Inheritance Tax is due on assets transferred in or out of a trust and on certain trusts at each 10 year anniversary.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Opportunities for real estate graduates to build their surveying career as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Tribunal Judge I Mohabir and Mrs J Mann MCIEH dated 22 March 2021.
Guidance from the British Embassy on buying, renting or letting property in the United Arab Emirates.
Information on freehold estates which are private and mixed tenure estates where shared areas are not owned or looked after by the local council.
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property in India.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual relating to Inheritance Tax.
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