Tax from a gift in a will

Hello, I have tried to find the answer to this question myself but with my own circumstances it is still not clear. I have been given £10,000 from a will where one person has died and one person still lives. The person leaving the money was not a relative. The relative's son who has POA of the deceased estate gave me in April (post 6th April 2022, £2,000 from his personal account of which £1,000 was his own gift and £1,000 from the estate that was still being sorted out. I received a final £9,000 at Christmas 2022. He did take legal advice and said I should not have to pay tax on the 10K as this was from a will. This money has not been used as income, or to create income and was spent on a car for my work. So, in total I received £11,000 ( 10K from the estate and 1K from him. Do I have to pay Tax on this money and if so how much? Thanks in advance.  

Hi
No.  
You are not taxable on the money willed to you.  
If that money generated interest while held in a bank account, then only the interest would be taxable as your income.

Many thanks in clarifying this. I do appreciate the quick response. Kind regards, Helen.