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Whether you have a Probate claim, i.e. whether you can apply for the grant and also inherit from the estate, is dependent on your relationship to the deceased. If the deceased has not left a valid Will, a Will, of course, outlines who the executives of this state are and who benefits from the estate, then the rules of intestacy will apply. This may mean that certain people may benefit from the estate that the deceased did not want to. This is why having a Will drafted to reflect your wishes is so important. Where there is an intestate estate, the order of entitlement determines who is entitled to apply for the grant of letters of administration and also who will inherit from the estate.

If you're being made redundant and you're not happy with your settlement package, tell you solicitor what's happened. If they agree that there are grounds to increase your settlement, they will be able to negotiate on your behalf. Your solicitor will be able to tell you what's realistic and appropriate in your case.

Land is generally exempt, but a landowner or landlord can opt to tax the property in which case VAT will become payable. VAT is automatically payable on new build commercial property of less than three years and this needs to be factored in because it has an impact on stamp duty land tax payable in respect of the land as well.

A mechanism in the lease by which the rent as the name suggests is reviewed. Rent is usually reviewed on an upwards only basis which means that if no increase is agreed on review, then the rent will remain the same. Rent can be reviewed by reference to market rent, turnover rent, index link, or sometimes a combination of all of them. There is a trend towards trying to get downward rent reviews although most landlords are resistant to that because it could have an adverse effect on the property value.

The short answer to the question is no. You can get divorced in a jurisdiction of England and Wales if your marriage in a foreign country was properly registered and noted at the time, and either you or your spouse are now, what we call, habitually resident in the United Kingdom. In fact, the jurisdiction of England and Wales is a favourite forum for divorce from people from all around the world. So it's actually quite common to get divorced in England and Wales even though you were married abroad.