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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...

• Overview

  As a personal representative (an executor or administrator) you’re legally…

• Settling debts and taxes

  You must pay any debts and settle the taxes for the person who died. This…

• Managing and selling assets

  You may have to pay taxes for the estate if there is any new income while…

• Reporting an estate’s income to HMRC

  You may need to send information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about…

• Distributing the estate

  Once you have paid any debts and taxes, or you are sure the estate has…

Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.

• What you need to do

  To find out if there’s Inheritance Tax to pay, you need to value the…

• Identify assets and debts

  Before you can value the money, property and possessions (the estate) of…

• Estimate the estate’s value

  You need an estimate of the estate’s value (the money, property and…

• Check if you need to send full details of the estate

  Whether you need to send full details of the estate depends on several…

• If Inheritance Tax is due or full details are needed

  You must report the full details of the estate and its value to HM Revenue…

• Records

  You must keep certain records after you value an estate. HM Revenue and…

Find out how to tell HMRC about a real estate election for land or buildings that are taxable for VAT purposes using form VAT1614E.

Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.

• Updated: 5 February 2020

Use this form to claim repayment of UK Income Tax deducted from property income dividends paid by UK Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Find out how to apply to be a UK Real Estate Investment Trust if you're a company or group of companies who invests in properties.

• Updated: 19 August 2025

If you are a company or other concern who is a resident in Japan, claim repayment of UK Income Tax deducted from property income dividends paid by a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) using form Japan-4-DT.

If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate

This guide sets out essential information for British nationals wanting to buy property in Egypt.

• Updated: 9 January 2020

Use form UK-REIT DT-Individual to claim repayment of United Kingdom income tax deducted from property income dividends paid by UK Real Estate Investment Trusts.