act 1975.

[adamwest101]

The no win no fee solicitor wanted £2000 + VAT to do some investigating work, I thought sod that and did it myself. Larke v Nugus request, hassle the solicitor, check probate. Turns out my father transferred land to his new wife at the early stage of their marriage in her sole name, I don't understand why he did that? the said land was sold in 2018 for £1550000. She isolated him from his friends, he started doing things you would never have imagined he would do, built a house in Cyprus. People were showing concerns. Turns out my father was thinking about putting me in his will but for some reason, he changed his mind?
Does anyone think that may be considered coercive? His new wife was 20 years his junior? Thanks

[Sam101]

My father sold property and land during the period: 2018/2021 for £2.800000, he purchased a new property for £830000. I asked the beneficiaries for a settlement of £600000, the solicitor told me there was not that amount of liquidity. Can money be hidden in a ltd company, that is why his wife has told HMRC he is still alive? Does anyone know roughly what a life insurance payout would be for a SAS soldier of 33 years of service might be? Thanks again

You earlier said this - My parents were married for over 25 years, everything was jointly owned and it wasn't above the inheritance tax threshold, my mother died so did my father need probate?

Sounds rather odd in these conflicting statements

[adamwest101]

That is a totally different issue, a different thread from 2019

[des8]

Proving coercion is not easy, especially if the possible victim is no longer alive.

Certainly evidence that he was isolated from family and friends would be indicative of coercion, but would probably need further evidence such as
records of interaction with social services, medical records, etc

[adamwest101]

Should I write to my father's wife, the fact my father had thought about including me in his will. There were people who were concerned about what was going on at their new home.She never worked during their marriage. She has been left the vast majority of the estate, in excess of £2000000, I know I sound bitter but the main wealth comes from land owned by my mother.

[des8]

We cannot tell you what you should do.
All we can do is give you pointers as to the various options we think are available to you.

as I posted previously, IMO you are most likely be successful with a claim under the Inheritance Act 1975.
There is a time limit to make a claim, and you most likely need professional assistance from a solicitor specialising in contentious litigation.
They will also be able to advise you on the chances of success, and ways in which you could fund your claim

Ignore what the executor's solicitor said about your exclusion from the will. A court can and will overturn that.

[adamwest101]

I have recently found out my father had considered putting me in his will but for some reason, he didn't? There is a property in Northern Cyprus that I can only assume the deeds are in my father's and his wife's name and it is not part of his estate. There is no will made in the TRNC only in the UK. I think my father would have left the property to his wife which is fine, my problem is it also has to go through the TRNC system which can take time, so until that has happened it is not officially her property so can she still rent the property? should it be included in his estate? Thanks in advance

[des8]

I doubt anyone on this site has knowledge of the landlaw/inheritance of Northern Cyprus.

If the property was owned by your late father and his wife as joint tenants it automatically is owned solely by his wife and does not form part of his estate as far as UK authorities are concerned

[MIKE770]

In North Cyprus there are two ways to obtain the inheritance, either by will, or, if such was not made, by the law. That is, if there is no will, the deceased's estate is divided between the legal heirs according to certain rules, namely the sixth part of the estate goes to the spouse, and 5/6 - to children.

you can google and find more information from the sites on there as many comments refer to such action.

[MIKE770]

There is no inheritance tax in North Cyprus up to the total ownership amount of 1,192,800 TL (applicable as of 1/9/2021). Above this, inheritance tax in North Cyprus is 1% of the remaining amount. The ownership amount includes combined values of assets and debts.

[Sam101]

Inheritance tax in this country is applicable to the deceased world wide assets. The property in Cyprus should have been declared by the executors, who can be in violation if any assets have not been included.

[MIKE770]

Inheritance tax will normally be payable on all UK and foreign assets, or UK based assets where non-UK domiciled, that exceed the nil-rate band. The nil-rate band is the amount of an estate on which no inheritance tax is payable in the UK. For 2021-2022, the tax-free threshold is £325,000.

we take it you are UK based?

[MIKE770]

Double-taxation treaties


Your executor might be able to reclaim tax through a double-taxation treaty if Inheritance Tax is charged on the same assets by the UK and the country where you lived. = If applicable.

[adamwest101]

Thanks for your replies. I was told by my father's solicitor he never owned a property in Cyprus, now it turns out he signed the deeds over to his wife before he died? Once probate is granted the deeds need to be made legal in Northern Cyprus which can take time and be quite expensive, as there is no Turkish will. So I believe it should be added to his estate as she is not the legal owner until all the paperwork is completed in both countries, even then they might refuse to give her ownership. So she should not be renting it?
My second point is, they set up an Ltd Company when the Cyprus house was ready to be rented out. It is a dormant company with 99999 micro-accounts.Total exemption of small company accounts. The property makes in excess of £30000 per year in rental and has done since 2013. They should be paying some kind of tax and the company should not be dormant??? Thanks

[adamwest101]

Sorry, there is something else the Company status is now Analysed query raised? Thanks again