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Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
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...
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Dealing with the affairs of a debtor who dies during the bankruptcy process or the estate of a deceased insolvent
Application form DJP: remove the name of a joint proprietor from the register, after a death.
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.
Use the IHT419 if you have included a deduction on form IHT400 for any loans, overdrafts, or money spent on behalf of the deceased that is to be repaid out of the estate.
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