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How to sell a home: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), using estate agents, finding a legal professional, getting offers, transferring ownership and making complaints.
Selling a home takes about 5 months on average. The process can take…
If you have a mortgage on the property you’re selling, you’ll need to move…
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) tells you how energy efficient a…
You can sell your home yourself or use an online, high street or hybrid…
A legal professional can handle the legal work involved in transferring…
Choosing a buyer Buyers can make offers verbally (over the phone or in…
After you’ve accepted an offer, you’re responsible for drawing up a legal…
You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property…
You can make a complaint to a company involved in the sale if you’re…
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…
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.
To find out if there’s Inheritance Tax to pay, you need to value the…
Before you can value the money, property and possessions (the estate) of…
You need an estimate of the estate’s value (the money, property and…
Whether you need to send full details of the estate depends on several…
You must report the full details of the estate and its value to HM Revenue…
You must keep certain records after you value an estate. HM Revenue and…
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property or timeshare overseas.
Advice on governance, budgeting, procurement and emergency planning procedures to help you manage your estate.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying property in France.
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How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.
Things to consider and ways to maximise the performance of your estate.
Tools to help schools and responsible bodies manage their school buildings and land.
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