When a person dies and leaves property, money and possessions – known as their 'estate' – someone needs to sort out who gets what. To do this, you need what is known as a 'grant of representation'.

Grieving families now face paying out more money to help resolve a loved one’s estate after the cost of applying for probate rose by 75% this month. The Grant of Probate fee - giving someone a legal ...

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An HMRC inheritance tax crackdown has seen inheritance tax, or IHT, penalties surge by a third. Rachael Griffin, of wealth manager Quilter, said delays in form-filling were "inevitable" and added: "As ...

An HMRC inheritance tax crackdown has witnessed inheritance tax, or IHT, penalties surge by a third. Grieving families have been compelled to pay out £3m in fines to HMRC and the Labour Party ...

The number of penalties issued by HMRC for the late filing of inheritance tax (IHT) returns has risen by 35% over the past five years, prompting warnings that more families are struggling to navigate ...

The number of grieving families being hit with fines for failing to complete inheritance tax filings on time has risen by more than a third in five years, figures show. According to data released ...

Bereaved families pay £3m in fines to HMRC as experts warn over increasing administrative burden Joe Wright joined The Telegraph in 2023 and is the co-author of its global award-winning newsletter, ...

The number of families fined for failing to file an inheritance tax return on time has risen by more than a third in five years, figures show. HMRC hit the executors of 5,200 estates with late-filing ...

A month or so ago, I asked pensions minister Torsten Bell a question about inheritance tax (IHT) and pensions. His response was principled rather than practical: “Pensions are there to provide income ...