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Grandfather's £145,000 estate is wiped out instead of being passed onto his family because of plummeting value of his 'unsellable' retirement flat
A grandfather's £145,000 estate was wiped out instead of being inherited by his family due to the plummeting value of his 'unsellable' retirement flat. The property's devalued status prevented the estate from being passed on as intended.
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