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Im not currently paying NI contributions, I'm on an open ended career break for family health reasons. I've come into a bit of money and think paying off recent missing years of contributions is a good way to go. When I look at the contributions website and go through to pay, it asks me when I intend to stop paying contributions. There are options like: 'I already have' or 'when I reach pension age' If I say 'when I reach pension age', it says I have 0 options and therefore cant pay. But if I say 'I already have', does that mess me up in the future if I want to start paying through work again? I have loose plans to become self employed in the future, but it might just be a side hussle or completely fizzle, or I might eventually go back into a conventional job. There doesnt seem to be an option for 'Im not paying right now, and dont know what my working future (hence contributions) is going to be'. What option do I choose or am I out of luck trying to do this right now?

2 quick questions about deductions: Since the guidelines refer to solicitors costs associated with 'buying', does this extend to solicitors costs associated with 'receiving' a property in a will due to obtaining grant of probate. Guidelines excludes 'normal decoration', but there are physical costs which do not classify as decoration, such as accessing a locked propery, deinstallation of medical equipment and clearance of a property. How do these sit? Thanks