Hounded over dead partner’s car park fine
I saw this article in the Metro: A GRIEVING woman says she is still being pursued for a parking fine six months after her partner collapsed and died in a car park. Lee Hickin, 51, passed away in the arms of Sarah Fox after suffering a heart attack and...
Government announces hike in probate fees
The government has announced a hike in probate fees. The Draft Order for the new fees, which has been laid before the Parliament, is set to take probate fees up from a standard fee of £155 (for solicitor applications) and £215 (for personal applications) to a minimum fee of...
HMRC changes IHT form for gifts made 7 years before death
HMRC has released a new version of IHT403. The form is a supplementary form to the main inheritance tax account, IHT400. It has to be submitted whenever a deceased person made a gift (money, land or other assets of value) in the 7 years before they died unless the...
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Guidance For Avoiding Delays to Processing Your IHT400
If you want to be sure that HMRC will stick to the timescales it has given on processing IHT400 accounts, then you should make sure you follow the guidance below. You need to make sure that when you submit Form IHT400 that you give all the information that HMRC...
Changes To HMRC Process For Inheritance Tax Clearance
In their latest newsletter, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that they will no longer issue their standard clearance letter when they have finished their checks. Instead, if you want to apply for clearance, they say you should use Form IHT30 to do so. Their detailed guidance...
HMRC Announces Improvements to Process and Timescales for IHT 400 Processing
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Trusts and Estates, acting on feedback from the profession, has announced changes to how it processes inheritance tax accounts. The main changes relate to: 1) How long it takes to process the inheritance tax account (IHT400) 2) How long it takes to let...
HMRC Timetable for Processing IHT400
In its latest guidance, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued new guidance for the timetable to processing IHT400 (inheritance tax account) forms. Use the timetable to find out when to expect to hear about your form IHT400. Download the timetable here....
Co-habitant Cut Out of Will Gets Share of Partner’s £1.5m Estate
As another family provision claim succeeds, the question we now have to ask ourselves is whether testamentary freedom still exists in the UK? Can you still choose who to provide for and more importantly, and to the point, who not to provide for in your Will? Has the Inheritance...
87 Year Old Man Loses Claim to Home He Lived in 45 Years and How It Could Have Been Avoided
Andrew Constandas, an 87-year old retired engineer has just lost an appeal against his eviction from the home he has lived in since 1973, all of which could have been avoided if he had done one simple thing. Sadly, due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, it is now...