The ability of HMRC to deal with changes in inheritance tax have been questioned by an expert who has claimed the probate ...

Plans to make pensions liable for inheritance tax from spring 2027 is likely to lengthen delays to getting probate, say ...

The average inheritance tax bill was about £200,000 last year, according to estimates by the watchdog the Office for Budget ...

Most UK banks permit this if you send an IHT423 form. If there isn't enough money you'll have to pay out of your own pocket (if you can) and recoup the money from the estate after probate – or take a ...

The Grant of Probate, issued by The Probate Registry, sets out the value of the deceased’s estate for probate purposes. However, as explained above, there may be various misunderstandings as to ...

If no will can be found, said Gov.uk, the most “entitled” person ... on how much money they can release before seeing a grant of probate.” Before applying for probate, explained Which?, ...

The number of probate cases taking more than a year has soared by 134 per cent since Covid, official figures show ...