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A Step-by-step Guide to Wills and Probate [Paperback]

A K Biggs , K Donnelly
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  • Paperback: 170 pages
  • Publisher: Callow Publishing Ltd; 4th edition (29 July 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1898899983
  • ISBN-13: 978-1898899983
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 407,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Wills and Probate explains how to write a simple will, and how to deal with the affairs of someone who has died. It is written in plain language, not lawyers jargon, by authors who have many years experience in the probate offices. It explains when you can do things yourself and when you need a solicitor. The subjects covered include: Making your will: why do it; how to do it; appointing executors; the different gifts that can be made; how to make sure the will is valid and will be put into effect; examples. Who may apply for probate: How to work out who, of the relatives and friends left behind, is the one to sort out a deceased person s affairs. Who inherits if there is no will? The Estate: making sure that all the property and debts are found. Inheritance tax: working out if tax has to be paid, how much, and the arrangements for paying it. Filling in the forms: essential paperwork, with examples. Going to court: the procedure for visiting the probate registry to finalise the paperwork. Administering the estate: collecting together the property; paying the debts; distributing the inheritances.

About the Author

Keith Biggs is District Probate Registrar at Winchester; he has over twenty years experience in the probate offices. Kevin Donnelly is likewise a very senior and experienced Probate Registry officer. What these authors don't know about wills and probate probably isn't worth knowing.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This short book covers everything you need to know to obtain a grant of probate and administer an estate, in a clear and straightforward manner. It includes worked examples of the Probate Application Form PA1 and the Inheritance Tax Forms IHT 205 and 200, as well as examples of the grant of probate and a request form for the transfer to shares to a beneficiary. Does what it says on the cover and takes you through 'step-by-step'. Recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Really worth buying 8 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
I'd argue that it's not exactly a step-by-step guide (for which I'd expect some sort of comprehensive checklist or flowchart approach) it's more of a task-by-task guide.
However it's a really useful book which I'm currently using to guide me through an executorship. Everything is spelled out clearly in understandable language.

I would strongly suggest anyone using the book for a probate guide downloads the relevant forms for reference while reading the book. The copies in the book are condensed in size and not so easy to read, and some of the HMRC forms reproduced in the book are also strangely missing important parts (letter codes on some of the boxes)for which you again need downloaded forms.
Also useful is to download the HMRC glossary, as some of the terms in the book are not fully described.

To summarise - it's well worth buying and a very useful aid to wills and probate processes.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A really useful book 28 May 2009
By Helen
Format:Paperback
This book told me exactly what I needed to know in an easily understood way. It was a great help at a difficult time.
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