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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…

First ever recipients of the Elizabeth Emblem named, recognising police officers, firefighters and other public servants who died in the line of duty.

• Updated: 9 November 2024

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

• Updated: 5 February 2020

Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain

Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

Reporting a death, wills, probate and Inheritance Tax

• Updated: 21 December 2022

Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.

Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.

• Updated: 5 April 2024

• Updated: 20 February 2020

Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK

• Updated: 2 June 2023