Georgina Smith is one of thousands unable to deal with their loved one's estate because of a backlog - she wakes up each morning 'sick with worry'
My dad, Richard James Smith, passed away in May 2021. It has been three years and I still haven’t been able to. This gives legal permission to sell that person’s house or to put their affairs in order. To get this form, you have to make a payment ofMost people assume that my dad’s estate would pay for the inheritance tax. In the long run, the estate will. But it’s impossible to initially get that ball rolling if the money is locked in the estate.
My solicitor reassured me that he had sent it and so I spoke with another probate adviser on their online chatbot. They told me that I would need to get my solicitor to get in touch, because he submitted our application. It was ridiculous. Why have I now had to incur more costs? Why do I now have to pay to chase something that I already chased? People who can afford the inheritance tax payment in full without having to access the estate don’t have these hoops to jump through.