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Before the assets of the deceased can be distributed to beneficiaries, the Executor must apply to the High Court for a ‘Grant of Probate’. This is a legal document that the Executor needs in order to deal with assets such as bank accounts, investment, p...
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If the deceased left assets in their sole name with a total value of more than £5,000 then you will usually need to obtain a Grant of Probate or ‘Letters of Administration’, if the deceased died without leaving a Will.
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Once you have the grant of probate (or letters of administration) you can start dealing with the estate. Send copies of the probate document to organisations that hold the assets of the person who died, for example their bank.
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Expect to pay at least £2,500 – £3,500 + VAT for an average sized straightforward estate. Solicitors will usually charge an hourly rate typically £150-£300 per hour plus a responsibility fee typically 0.5% to 1.5% of the value of the estate. [PAUSE 10 S...
Probate isn't required to deal with a jointly-owned asset. The exception to this rule is where a house is owned as "tenants in common".
If someone dies without a Will (i.e. dies intestate) then letters of administration will need to be obtained by the next of kin before the assets of the estate can be distributed.
The DIY Probate Pack at this introductory price of £29 represents an incredible saving of over £2,200 based on the cheapest of quotes from well-known solicitors like FREPAS solicitors, ITC and Co-op Legal Services.
Yes. Unless the estate is complicated it is perfectly possible to handle probate yourself without a solicitor.
If there is foreign property involved, if there is a dispute, if the estate is insufficient to pay all of the debts or if the deceased owned a business.
By using a solicitor for probate you’ll potentially lose £0000s belonging to your loved one’s estate, through being charged excessive legal fees. [PAUSE 10 SECONDS] You’ll lose control over important decisions, because the solicitor will be in charge of...
Our founder, Philip, has compiled all his knowledge into an easy to follow, simple and straightforward DIY Probate guide. This provides you with everything you need to obtain probate quickly easily, all written in plain English that a layman can unders...
1. It will save you at least 30 hours of your time. Everything you need to obtain probate deal with the estate is available at your fingertips. All the hard work has already been done for you. You will obtain probate in less time than it would otherwis...
By using our DIY Probate Pack – between 8-12 weeks on average. It depends whether there are any delays caused by 3rd parties such as asset holders or creditors who are slow to reply to correspondence how complex the deceased’s financial affairs are. [P...
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Probate is not required to sell a motor vehicle. The family can do this just using the V5 logbook.