ONLYWAY.NEWShttps://onlyway.news/en/tag/inheritance/26.10.2026
Law
Wills & inheritance
An unmarried partner inherits nothing: the no-will rules in England
The most dangerous myth about inheritance in England: that long-term common-law partners inherit from each other. They do not. With no will, the intestacy rules apply, and an unmarried partner automatically inherits NOTHING — however many years you lived together and whether or not you have children. Here is who inherits, in what order, and what a partner can do.
Wills, inheritance and probate in the UK: who inherits without a will, the £325,000 threshold, 40% tax and a £526 probate fee
With no will, the law in England and Wales decides who gets what — and an unmarried partner gets nothing. From the primary sources: the £322,000 statutory legacy for a spouse, two witnesses and why marriage cancels an old will, the £526 probate fee, 40% above £325,000, the seven-year rule on gifts, and what changes for pensions on 6 April 2027.