Sussman v HMRC [2016] UKFTT 523 (TC)
Wills & Trusts Law Reports | October 2016 #163The appellant was the personal representative and trustee of the estate of Mrs Sussman (the deceased) who died in 2006. The appeal concerned whether a residential property (the property) was part of the deceased’s estate, and the treatment of the property for IHT purposes. The appeal also concerned appeals out of time, as the appellant’s application to bring an appeal out of time was heard as a preliminary matter immediately before the substantive appeal.
The property had belonged to the deceased’s late husband. The deceased received an interest in possession in ...