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Estate definition

What does Estate mean? In practice, “estate” describes either: (1) the nature and duration of a person’s proprietary interest in land; or (2) the aggregate property of a person, commonly on death or bankruptcy. England & Wales and Northern Ireland: An estate in land denotes the time-based interest, not the land itself. Statute and case law limit legal estates primarily to freehold (fee simple absolute in possession) and leasehold (term of years absolute), with other interests (for example, life interests and beneficial interests under a trust) arising in equity. This concept underpins conveyancing, security, priorities and land registration. Ireland: Under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform...

Estate administration: Precedent letter to deceased’s employer seeking pay, benefits, overpayments and death-in-service information

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[ enter name of employer ]
[ enter address of employer ]
[ enter date ]

Dear [ enter organisation name ]

The late [ enter name of deceased ]

We are sorry to notify you of the passing of the late [ enter name of deceased ] [ also known as [ enter other name(s) by which the deceased was known ] ], who died on [ enter date of death ]. We act for the Personal representatives and enclose an office copy of the death certificate for your consideration and return. The deceased’s last known address was [ enter last address of deceased ]. It is our understanding that they remained in your employment until their death.

Please would you provide the following details:

Any sums owed to the deceased up to the date of death and still unpaid, including salary, accrued holiday pay and other entitlements
Any amounts recoverable by your company from the Estate, eg salary overpayments or outstanding loans
Any additional payments arising from the death payable to the estate or another individual, including any death in service benefits

We await your reply. If you have any queries, please contact [ enter contact details ].

Yours sincerely...

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