hi.
i'm trying to make a guide for whoever has to deal with my estate after i die. i've just got my will already written. i just wanted to leave a little guide to go with that. i've never had anybody die on me, so just wondered have i missed out on any steps and/or are any of these bits wrong:
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Relatives must register death with nearest registry (the hospital direct you where to go after the person has been pronounced dead).
After the person is pronounced dead, the hospital or medical body give you a medical certificate to take to the registry.
Hospital or medical body with both need ID.
Registry will need ID.
Relatives to contact solicitor.
Relatives bring in bank statements and bills to the solicitor.
Solicitor has to write to banks and building societies etcetera with death certificate to get figures to work out how much estate is worth.
When they have all this information, the solicitor sends it to the probate registry.
The solicitor gets grant of probate and send it to the banks, building societies etcetera to get the money in.
Whether or not a person is self-employed, solicitor instructs a legal ad company to put a death notice in the London Gazette and a local newspaper.
Creditors are given eight weeks to come forward.
With the values of the estate back, solicitor can see if the estate is taxable at the date of death. If it is under £325k, inheritance tax return doesn?t go in.
A regular tax return would still need to go in (solicitors often help with this anyway).
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After death, relatives don?t have to deal with solicitor I've had the will drawn up with. They can do with it their own solicitor. My solicitor would just need the death certificate from the other solicitor, if needs be.