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Tax, Costs and Money

Straight answers on Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, ongoing costs, mortgage issues, distributions and the financial side of probate property.

Straight answers on Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, ongoing costs, mortgage issues, distributions and the financial side of probate property.

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Can the estate pay Inheritance Tax before the house is sold?

Do I pay tax when selling a probate property?

Do we still have to pay council tax on an empty probate property?

Does the estate have to pay income tax while we wait to sell?

How long should we keep a probate property before selling?

How will the sale proceeds be distributed?

Inheritance Tax — do we owe it, and how much?

Can we use the property sale proceeds to pay Inheritance Tax before probate is granted?

The property is mortgaged — what happens to it?

Who pays for the property costs while we wait?