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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a deed of variation" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a formal document that alters the terms of an existing agreement or contract.
Example: "The parties involved signed a deed of variation to amend the original contract and reflect the new terms they had agreed upon."
Alternatives: "a variation agreement" or "an amendment deed".
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Tony Benn's will revealed a deed of variation to reduce inheritance tax (IHT); the Milibands did something similar.
In a blog headlined "Beware the hidden costs of ground rents," it said the ground rent wording was introduced in 2014 by a deed of variation.
As long as any beneficiaries left worse off by the changes agree, they can draw up a Deed of Variation of Intestacy to change who inherits.
There is a high degree of artificiality to them, much more so than what Ed Miliband was accused of in relation to a deed of variation.
According to the council, the termination of the deal has been mutually agreed and will be carried out under a deed of variation.
"When somebody dies without a will, for example, a deed of variation may ensure a widow/widower can stay in their home.
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The first person to buy the flat following the deed of variation was Michael Herring, who paid £85,000 in February 2011.
"Ed Miliband should now publish this deed of variation that he is currently hiding away and be as open about his own tax affairs as he demands others to be.
He announced a review of "deeds of variation" – a way of changing a will after someone has died.
A deed of dreadful note.
Only then could the homesteader, with a $6 fee, file for a deed of title.
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