Deaths, Funerals & Probate

A question about : Still don't have death cert

My mum passed away on Monday and we still don't have her certificate I am going out of my mind!

As my mum had a procedure within the last month they need a doctor to review her file to see if the coroner needs to intervene and they still haven't done it.

I can't do anything till we have the cert so I'm trapped in limbo. We want the funereal in Scotland where my mum lived and where all her paperwork is but I'm stuck in Nottingham where she died until they get their butts in gear

So annoyed

A question about : Is my mum's business eligible for paying IHT in installments

Hi
My mother owned two properties that she let out commercially. Am I able to pay IHT in installments on this business?

A question about : Is there a time limit for application for letters of administration

I know IHT is due from 6 months after date of death.
Do you get fined if you pay the IHT but don't get the application off in time?

Best answers:

• yes, we will have paid the IHT before the 6 month deadline but the solicitor is dragging his heels getting the application forms sorted and I think HMRC may receive them after the 6 month date by the time we have both signed. Is there a penalty for this?

A question about : Probate services by Final duties/Lifetime legal

Story short: Looked around to see if my solicitor was competative and found finalduties.co.uk but in turn wanted to ensuer that they aren;t just a website looking to rip me off.

Any stories good or bad appreciated.

Thanks.

A question about : Funeral plan problem

Hi I hope someone will be able to give me some advice.
My parents took out funeral plans about 20 years ago, with a company called Destiny (also known as Chosen Heritage).

A question about : waiting for solicitors !!!

father died april 2014 leaving a very clear, detailed, uncontested will and we are still waiting for the solicitors to complete.when we contact them there is always one more thing to tie up. father made his will on a fixed rate payment is this why they are taking so long?

A question about : Dealing with mum's will

I am dealing with my mum's will as there is no cash to pay the solicitors who were named as executors. They are preparing a deed of renunciation and I have the PA1 form to complete.

The will stipulates that after costs Ј5,000 should be paid to each my niece and nephew (I have no children) and the balance of the estate is split equally between myself and my sister.

There is no cash - the only asset is the property my mum and my sister lived in (she is 55 and was my mum's carer).

A question about : Simple one (I think!) around Deed of Variation

My Dad died leaving a will. He was in the process of drafting a new one when he died, which differed only in that it made some specific bequests that were absent in the original.