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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…
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Find out how to work out and report the value of the estate to HMRC.
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
As an online marketplace operator, check if a seller is established outside the UK, so that you can work out who is liable for VAT on sales.
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.
Find out if you’re an estate agency business who needs to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
People living on freehold estates to be handed more power to tackle unreasonable charges for upkeep of shared areas
Use the online service to register a deceased person's estate if you’re an executor, administrator or personal representative.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia Division.
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