Submitted on Friday 17th March 2017
Rejected on Sunday 26th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop the changes in Probate charges.
The government is planning huge rises in the probate fees charged when an individual dies and leaves property to their relatives in a bid to raise an additional £250m a year.
The flat £215 fee will be replaced with a new system of tiered charges that would result in some paying as much as £20,000 for estates worth more than £2m. For estates worth between £500,000 and £1m the new fee will be £4,000, rising to £8,000 for those worth between £1m and £1.6m, and £12,000 for those valued at between £1.6m and £2m.
This is legalised theft from people that are dealing with the loss of a loved one and is a stealth tax. It needs to be stopped.
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