Intestacy question

Randomface74 · 12 Jan 2018 at 13:17

I just used this UKGov site to see who gets your stuff if you die with no will.
https://www.gov.uk/inherits-someone-dies-without-will

One of the possibilities is that it goes to your parents.

In my case, I haven't seen my dad in about 20 years, so I'd want my mum to get my stuff.

Obviously I know getting a will removes any doubt, but in absence of a will, would my estranged father get half my stuff?

Randomface74 · 12 Jan 2018 at 13:38

DampDog said:
How much is a simple will?

Dunno, I've emailed some people for quotes, I'll let you know.

Randomface74 · 16 Jan 2018 at 14:29

Thanks guys, going in on Thurs for the initial meeting with the solicitor.
The quotes I got back were around 300, not the 100-200 quoted here, maybe a regional thing, who knows.

Randomface74 · 23 Jan 2018 at 19:03

Hitting problems providing proof of address.
Needs to be some sort of bill in the last 3 months, and printed from a website doesn't count.
Everything's paperless - so I don't have anything.
Requested a paper copy from the bank and they sent me the wrong thing, and it took them 7-10 days to do it.
Requested it again, another 7-10 days....
... it's 2018... we were told to go paperless, seems that was bad advice.

Randomface74 · 23 Jan 2018 at 20:55

The_Abyss said:
Driving licence?

They accepted that as proof of ID, but not for proof of address.

Randomface74 · 23 Jan 2018 at 21:43

I would have thought so too, but apparently not. It has to be an original document within the last 3 months, utility/bank/etc.

So everyone should keep something regular not paperless, so when you're confronted with this anti-fraud bs you can actually satisfy it.

And if you think you can go paperless and request a paper copy when you need it, that's true, but for my bank at least there's a £5 per copy fee - for something you would have got for free had you not taken their advice and gone paperless in the first place.