Re: Probate - new proportional fee structure.
Posted: March 31st, 2017, 9:44 am
Urbandreamer wrote:It is stunningly difficult to do as Lootman suggests and manage your estate to avoid probate. As near as I can tell, if you have ANYTHING in your sole name, ie an ISA, and can support yourself, then probate will be required.
But at least moving money around during your lifetime, and putting it into the appropriate arrangements with your spouse so it transfers by survivorship and not requiring probate will reduce the size of the problem (and the fee/tax?)
Urbandreamer wrote:Do it as soon as possible, you might fail to miss the bus.
Definitely!