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Sadly the husband died 18 months after the Wife. Is it too late to deal with the Deed of variation?

April 26, 2017deal deed died husband late sadly variation wife

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Sadly the husband died 18 months after the Wife. Is it too late to deal with the Deed of variation?

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No, provided it is signed within 2 years of wifes death The effect is that the one half share of the property will not go into the husbands estate. Therefore his estate may well escape IHT producing a saving for the son of 120,000.