ashacat

Yep, I'm in Soi Soon Vijai and it was pretty intense. One second it was quiet, then suddenly really strong wind, rain and powercuts. About 45 mins later all was calm again. Really weird.

Actually Slippery is on the right lines. UK law says that upon the death of a UK national (With FOREIGN national spouse) the assets above the tax threshold limit of 275k GBP (including all worldwide assets & estates) + 55k GBP Foreign spouse allowance will be taxable at 40%

ie. Anything over around 330k GBP will be taxed at 40% (regardless of country of residence)

If you are in this bracket (which many more UK Homeowners are now thanks to the rise in UK house prices) you need to get advise to avoid this tax. There are legal options available to people who will be effected in Thailand to completely avoid paying this tax.