"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
Inheritance laws are also a big issue - in the UK you can
leave anything to anybody,

Not all parts of the UK. Scotland has a separate legal system.

Janet

I forgot Scotland has a number of different laws.

Things get even more complex when you own property in country but are deemed
"resident" in another. Then there are subtle differences between resident,
domiciled and habiting in terms of the law in different countries.
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