Are 'Letters of adminstration' just another name for applying forYou apply for Letters of Administration if the person died intestate.
'Probate' please?
Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
Are 'Letters of adminstration' just another name for applying for
'Probate' please?
You apply for Letters of Administration if the person died intestate.
On 11/05/2025 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
Are 'Letters of adminstration' just another name for applying for
'Probate' please?
In effect yes.
You apply for Letters of Administration if the person died intestate.or if the named executor(s) are no longer alive and someone else will be administering the will.
On 12/05/2025 06:13, David wrote:
On 11/05/2025 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
Are 'Letters of adminstration' just another name for applying for
'Probate' please?
In effect yes.
You apply for Letters of Administration if the person died intestate.or if the named executor(s) are no longer alive and someone else will be
administering the will.
Thanks both, I just to be sure, when advising someone, who's freind had passed away, leaving no Will, and little in the way of an estate.
On 12 May 2025 at 17:18:20 BST, "Harry Bloomfield Esq" <harry.m1byt@outlook.com> wrote:
On 12/05/2025 06:13, David wrote:
On 11/05/2025 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
Are 'Letters of adminstration' just another name for applying for
'Probate' please?
In effect yes.
You apply for Letters of Administration if the person died intestate.or if the named executor(s) are no longer alive and someone else will be >>> administering the will.
Thanks both, I just to be sure, when advising someone, who's freind had
passed away, leaving no Will, and little in the way of an estate.
If there is much less than 300,000 GBP in the esate and only one direct beneficiary according to the intestacy rules they probably don't even need letters of administration provided the banks etc will cooperate.
On 12/05/2025 18:00, Roger Hayter wrote:
On 12 May 2025 at 17:18:20 BST, "Harry Bloomfield Esq"
<harry.m1byt@outlook.com> wrote:
On 12/05/2025 06:13, David wrote:
On 11/05/2025 20:18, Andy Burns wrote:
Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
Are 'Letters of adminstration' just another name for applying for
'Probate' please?
In effect yes.
You apply for Letters of Administration if the person died intestate. >>>>>or if the named executor(s) are no longer alive and someone else
will be
administering the will.
.......provided the banks etc will cooperate.
Thanks both, I just to be sure, when advising someone, who's freind had
passed away, leaving no Will, and little in the way of an estate.
If there is much less than 300,000 GBP in the esate and only one direct
beneficiary according to the intestacy rules they probably don't even
need
letters of administration provided the banks etc will cooperate.
That can be the problem, particularly if you don't share the same
surname and residential address as the deceased.
They have become very touchy since October last year when the law
requiring them to reimburse customers for Authorised Push Payment (APP) frauds came into effect.
Having said that, some banks are more accommodating than others.
.......provided the banks etc will cooperate.
That can be the problem, particularly if you don't share the same
surname and residential address as the deceased.
They have become very touchy since October last year when the law
requiring them to reimburse customers for Authorised Push Payment (APP) frauds came into effect.
Having said that, some banks are more accommodating than others.
On 13/05/2025 14:16, David wrote:
.......provided the banks etc will cooperate.
That can be the problem, particularly if you don't share the same
surname and residential address as the deceased.
They have become very touchy since October last year when the law
requiring them to reimburse customers for Authorised Push Payment
(APP) frauds came into effect.
Having said that, some banks are more accommodating than others.
From what I gather....
The entire estate only has a value of maybe £4k, and much of the money
will be going to refund DHSS (or what ever it is called these days),
utility bills, rent and etc.
There are no direct relatives, just an ex-wife, and a step-daughter. The latter is the one who has taken the job of executor.
On 13/05/2025 16:39, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
On 13/05/2025 14:16, David wrote:
.......provided the banks etc will cooperate.
That can be the problem, particularly if you don't share the same
surname and residential address as the deceased.
They have become very touchy since October last year when the law
requiring them to reimburse customers for Authorised Push Payment
(APP) frauds came into effect.
Having said that, some banks are more accommodating than others.
From what I gather....
The entire estate only has a value of maybe £4k, and much of the money
will be going to refund DHSS (or what ever it is called these days),
utility bills, rent and etc.
There are no direct relatives, just an ex-wife, and a step-daughter.
The latter is the one who has taken the job of executor.
4k shouldn't cause the banks too many palpitations!
There is a catch 22 situation when dealing with larger estates where IHT
is payable.
Probate isn't usually granted until any outstanding IHT has been paid to HMRC. The banks do acknowledge this situation and will allow payments to
be made to a recognised HMRC account on the presentation of a death certificate without the need to present any probate/letters of administration.
On 13/05/2025 14:16, David wrote:
.......provided the banks etc will cooperate.
That can be the problem, particularly if you don't share the same
surname and residential address as the deceased.
They have become very touchy since October last year when the law
requiring them to reimburse customers for Authorised Push Payment
(APP) frauds came into effect.
Having said that, some banks are more accommodating than others.
From what I gather....
The entire estate only has a value of maybe £4k, and much of the money
will be going to refund DHSS (or what ever it is called these days),
utility bills, rent and etc.
There are no direct relatives, just an ex-wife, and a step-daughter. The latter is the one who has taken the job of executor.
On 13/05/2025 16:39, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
On 13/05/2025 14:16, David wrote:
.......provided the banks etc will cooperate.
That can be the problem, particularly if you don't share the same
surname and residential address as the deceased.
They have become very touchy since October last year when the law
requiring them to reimburse customers for Authorised Push Payment
(APP) frauds came into effect.
Having said that, some banks are more accommodating than others.
From what I gather....
The entire estate only has a value of maybe £4k, and much of the money
will be going to refund DHSS (or what ever it is called these days),
utility bills, rent and etc.
Will there definitely be something left over for the heirs? If not, the
step daughter shouldn't interfere.
There are no direct relatives, just an ex-wife, and a step-daughter.
The latter is the one who has taken the job of executor.
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