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Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Sutherland Williams on 30 October 2025.
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…
What the company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
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.
Form No.49: Judgment against personal representative (PD40B para 14.3).
How the Environment Agency uses your personal information in services to support environmental permitting.
Disabled people will be at the heart of the first ever full review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) following the appointment of two co-chairs, and the launch of a recruitment process for its wider steering group.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives some examples of types of personal benefit.
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