When someone dies, sorting out what they left can feel like too much. A specialist guides you through it, or does it all for you, for a fixed fee agreed upfront.
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Probate is the legal right to deal with someone's estate: their home, money and belongings. Getting it means valuing everything, reporting to HMRC and applying to the court, usually while you're grieving. We do the paperwork and keep you updated in plain English.
Tell us a little about the person who died and what they left. We'll explain whether you need probate and what it will involve.
We value the estate with you, complete the HMRC and court forms, and apply for probate on your behalf.
If you'd like us to, we collect in the money, pay any debts and tax, and pass on what's left, with clear accounts at the end.
Choose the help that suits you. Either way, you'll know the fee before we start.
We get the grant, then you take it from there.
What's included
Valuing the estate with youThe inheritance tax forms for HMRCThe probate application to the courtAnswering any questions the court hasSuits a simple estate, when you're happy to deal with the banks and the home yourself.
Ask us to call youWe handle everything, from start to finish.
What's included
Everything in Grant onlyClosing accounts and collecting in the moneyPaying debts, bills and any taxSelling or transferring the homePaying the beneficiaries, with final accountsSuits a larger estate, one with property, or when you'd rather not carry it alone.
Ask us to call youIt depends on what the person owned, and how. This is the usual picture; we'll confirm it for you on the first call.
A house or flat in their name aloneSavings or investments over the bank's limit, often between £5,000 and £50,000Shares, or a share in a businessProperty owned with someone else as tenants in commonStraight answers about probate and being an executor. For anything about your own situation, our specialists are a call away.
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The legal right to deal with someone's estate after they die. If there's a will, the executors named in it apply for a grant of probate; if there isn't, the closest relatives apply for letters of administration, which do the same job.
Preparing the application usually takes a few weeks, then the court takes some months to issue the grant. Settling the whole estate commonly takes nine to twelve months, longer if a home has to be sold.
No. You can apply yourself, ask us to do the paperwork, or have us settle the whole estate for you. You can also step down as executor, as long as you haven't started dealing with the estate.
It's due by the end of the sixth month after the death, and some usually has to be paid before the grant is issued. We'll work out what's owed and how to pay it, which can often come straight from the person's bank account.
The law decides who inherits, and the closest relatives apply for letters of administration instead of probate. We'll explain who is entitled to what, and help whoever is applying.
A qualified probate specialist, by phone, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm.
Tell us a little about the person who died and we'll explain what happens next. The first call is free, with no obligation.
