What you'll learn
What you actually need to know for the SQE 1 exam for Wills and the Administration of Estates is explained in this video:
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Introductory (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Wills Act Requirements for Valid Will (Testamentary capacity) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Testamentary capacity (Illness) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Intention (Presumption of knowledge and approval) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Intention (duress, undue influence, and mistake) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Formal requirements (part 1) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Formal requirements (part 2) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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Formal requirements (solicitors' duties) (Validity of Wills and codicils)
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The appointment of executors (Part I) (Personal Representatives)
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Appointment of executors (part II) (Personal Representatives)
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Renunciation of Power (Personal Representatives)
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Reservation of power (administrative powers) (Personal Representatives)
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Reservation of power (Trustee Act 2000) (Personal Representatives)
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Reservation of power (Trustee Act 1925) (Personal Representatives)
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Reservation of power (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996) (Personal Representatives)
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Alterations (Alterations and amendments to Wills)
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Use of codicils (Alterations and amendments to Wills)
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Methods of revocation (by later Will or codicil + by destruction) (Revocation of Wills)
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Revocation by marriage, civil partnership and divorce (Revocation of Wills)
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Establishing the testator's intention (The interpretation of Wills)
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Rectification (The interpretation of Wills)
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Effect of different types of gift (The interpretation of Wills)
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Uncertainty, beneficiary witness, divorce (Failure of gifts, The interpretation of Wills)
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Ademption and abatement (Failure of gifts, The interpretation of Wills)
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Lapse, disclaimer, forfeiture (Failure of gifts, The interpretation of Wills)
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Section 46 of The Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Part 1) (The intestacy rules)
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Section 46 of The Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Part 2) (The intestacy rules)
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The statutory trusts (The intestacy rules)
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Joint property (Property passing outside the estate)
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Life policies (Property passing outside the estate)
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Pension scheme benefits (Property passing outside the estate)
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Trust property (Property passing outside the estate)
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Need for grant (Grants of representation)
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Need for Grant (Different types of Grant) (Grants of representation)
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The relevant provisions of the Non-Contentious Probate Rules: (Introduction + Rule 20) (Grants of representation)
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Non-Contentious Probate Rules (Rule 22) (Grants of representation)
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Contentious Probate (Caveat) (Grants of representation)
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Contentious Probate (Citation) (Grants of representation)
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Application procedure (Grants of representation)
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Affidavit evidence required for grant (Grants of representation)
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Forms PA1P and PA1A (Grants of representation)
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Valuation of assets and liabilities (Grants of representation)
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Excepted estates (Introduction and 'small' estates) (Grants of representation)
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Excepted estates (2. 'Exempt' estates) (Grants of representation)
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Date for payment of IHT (Grants of representation)
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Methods of funding the initial payment of Inheritance Tax (Grants of representation)
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Burden and incidence of Inheritance Tax (Grants of representation)
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Duties of personal representatives (Administration of estates)
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Liabilities of personal representatives and their protection (unknown beneficiaries) (Administration of estates)
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Liabilities of personal representatives and their protection (Known beneficiaries) (Administration of estates)
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The sale of assets to raise funds to pay funeral expenses, tax, debts and liabilities: (Part 1 - payments to be made) (Administration of estates)
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The sale of assets to raise funds to pay funeral expenses, tax, debts and liabilities: (Part 2 - sale of assets and rules) (Administration of estates)
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Administration of estates (solvent estates - secured debts) (Administration of estates)
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Administration of estates (solvent estates - unsecured debts) (Administration of estates)
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Administration of estates (Insolvent estates) (Administration of estates)
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Distribution of the estate (Specific legacies) (Administration of estates)
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Distribution of the estate (pecuniary legacies) (Administration of estates)
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Timing for distribution of legacies (Administration of estates)
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Time limit (Claims against estates under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975)
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Applicants to claim under Inheritance (Part 1) (Claims against estates under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975)
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Applicants to claim under Inheritance (Part 2) (Claims against estates under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975)
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Ground for a claim (Part 1) (Claims against estates under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975)
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Ground to a claim (Part 2) (Claims against estates under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975)
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Introductory lesson (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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General exemptions from inheritance tax (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Business and Property reliefs (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Agricultural relief (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Lifetime only exemptions (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Lifetime transfers that are immediately chargeable and those that are potentially exempt (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Effect of death on LCTs (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Potentially exempt transfers (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Effect of death on PETs (Lifetime transfers - Inheritance Tax)
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Identify the transfer of value (Inheritance Tax on transfers on death - Inheritance Tax)
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Calculate the value of transfer (Inheritance Tax on transfers on death - Inheritance Tax)
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Calculating tax - residential nil rate band (Inheritance Tax on transfers on death - Inheritance Tax)
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Calculating tax - nil rate band (Inheritance Tax on transfers on death - Inheritance Tax)
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The scope of anti-avoidance provisions (Inheritance Tax)
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Liability of Personal Representatives to Income Tax
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Liability of Personal Representatives to Capital Gains Tax
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The beneficiaries' liability to Capital Gains Tax on inherited assets
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Why sign up?
✅ Focused material: You’ll learn just what you need to know to pass wills and the administration of estates part of the SQE 1 exam - no more and no less - so that you’ll learn faster, in less time, and you avoid getting lost in reams of unnecessary study material.
✅ Practice tests: You can test your knowledge on wills and the administration of estates part of the SQE 1 exam with us as you go along with practice SQE 1 exam questions and worked answers, so that you’re familiar with the exam format and the kinds of questions that could be asked in the SQE 1 exam;
✅ Visual learning: So the course provides unique diagrams on the wills and the administration of estates
you won’t find anywhere else, distilling what you need to know for the exam, and videos and manageable, bite-sized colourful study notes. This means you’ll understand the material faster and retain the knowledge longer so you remember it when you’re in the exam.
