‘People are tearing their hair out!’ warns Martin Lewis as grieving families hit with death tax delay [Video]

MARTIN Lewis has warned over “rampant” delays to the UK’s “death tax” system and said grieving families are “tearing their hair out” with frustration.

The financial guru spoke to an expert lawyer to discuss how bereaved Brits can help speed up the process, known as “probate”, in the latest episode of his BBC 5 Live show, The Martin Lewis Podcast.

Probate is the legal process of dealing with someone’s estate when they die, including distributing their property, money and possessions.

You must be granted probate by the high court in order to access these assets. Who can apply for probate depends on whether there is a will.

However, applicants applying for probate are facing major delays because of a huge backlog due to the pandemic and a push to bring the service online. 

“People are tearing their hair out, they have …