This might seem obvious query but I suppose I am seeking some reassurance that my actions are appropriate.
A beneficiary is due to receive about £6,000 from an estate (to which I am one of the executors (the other is a lay executor).
The beneficiary has US residency but informs me that he now lives in UAE and has also lived in Qatar in last couple of years. Presumably, a bankruptcy search should be completed in all three places?
I hesitate because the Qatar search is £85 plus VAT through an agent but the disbursement in Qatar is £540! Searches for this particular beneficiary (US, UAE and Qatar) are going to total £941. I intend to deduct this from the estate (I have looked at earlier comments which seem to agree that such searches can be deducted from residue).
I would welcome your comments.