In almost all cases the Probate Solicitors fees are paid for by the Estate and not by the Executor or Administrator of the Estate. Losing a friend or family member can be difficult emotionally, so our Probate Solicitors can take all the administration work from you to lighten the load and give you the time to grieve. Life is often very busy these days, so you may not have the time to spend dealing with the administration of their Estate.
By passing this burden on to a Probate Solicitor means that the Probate process is completed as soon as possible. If you take too long, there is every chance that the beneficiaries who will benefit from the Will could complain about you. Dealing with beneficiaries can be time consuming and costly. This can take around 4 to 6 months depending on how busy the Probate Registry Court is at the time of your application.
Your main role as Executor is to carry out the wishes of the person who died as outlined in their Will.
This relates to how they want their Estate to be given out and to whom. Double-check or ask someone else to check the online and paper forms before you send them off — making a mistake like missing off a signature or filling in the wrong date will cause delays. Your local probate office will email you when it has received your application and give an indication of timescales.
It can also help you when completing the application. Time to distribute! Getting the grant is just the beginning, you also have to administer the estate. Read next. What to do when someone dies What to do when someone dies Probate. What happens to debts when you die?
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Email address. Generally, the probate application progress determines the cost, as the longer to goes and the more time the probate specialist has to spend the higher the cost. Generally, as you can see, the higher the value of the asset, the more the probate costs. You should get a quote from a solicitor for your estate, which will be based off the information you provide in the probate questionnaire.
When a person dies, the assets they owned, including money and property should be evaluated prior to issuing a grant to the executor. This information has to be provided by the executor so you can establish whether there is any inheritance tax owed. This should be worked on before the assets of the deceased are handed over to the beneficiaries.
As outlined in the information above, this is the legal document that you need to have the legal right to deal with the Estate of the person that has died. It may be challenging for an executor to deal with the administration of the estate of a loved one. Whether the dispute revolves around the beneficiary or an executor, working with a team of probate solicitors who can contend contentious probate will come in handy for both parties.
It may entail scenarios including arguments over how the will is being interpreted or working with prosecutors who barely understand their role in the administration of the will. Clearly in circumstances where the administration of a will is contended in probate court, the process of estate administration will take longer.
Trust Inheritance have won awards for their customer service and this is a key reason as to why we have partnered with them. We realise that for many it is essential that probate is completed quickly. That is why their dedicated service is designed to speed things up as much as possible for you and consequently reduce the time it takes for probate to be completed.
The support can be broken down into 3 options. This allows you to choose how involved you want to be in the probate process and how much support you want. This really is one of the most flexible services that we have seen. This option allows those who want to do as much as they can themselves, safe in the knowledge that there is a specialist on hand to help throughout the process. This toolkit can be used whether a Grant of Representation also known as the Grant of Probate, Administration or Confirmation is required or not, even if a Will was not left.
This option would suit someone who is busy with work or family life and still wishes to retain control of dealing with the estate.
It would also suit those who are not familiar or confident with legal documents. In addition to all the benefits of those in option 1 above, we will also Fast Track the Grant of Representation application. As we are a Trust Corporation, less information is required by the Courts when we apply for the Grant on your behalf.
This means Court fees are reduced saving money against the estate and crucially, the Grant is expedited and issued within weeks of application, rather than months ; quickly freeing up funds to cover costs and expenses, as well as allowing interim payments to be made to those who are due to benefit much sooner. This option is ideal for those who do not feel comfortable with the processes and what is involved when dealing with an estate, or for those who simply do not have the time available to them.
Simply hand everything over to a specialist. You will be assigned a Solicitor, who will deal with the entire matter for you and will be on hand throughout. Remember to give details of any debts left by the deceased as these will be taken into account when calculating the value of the estate. The quicker you can get all the relevant information to your solicitors, the speedier the application for the grant can be submitted to the probate court.
Assuming there are no errors, a realistic timescale in which to receive the grant is anywhere up to 16 weeks.
If there are errors and the application has to be returned for amendments, it could be much longer. You need to consider carefully the potential impact on the administration of the estate. If, for example, there is property to sell, you can expect a significant delay in being able to go ahead with the sale so potential buyers will need to be told. It also means it could take a long time to access other assets such as money in investment accounts; and, of course, the beneficiaries could have a long wait before they receive their inheritance.
Once the grant is received, you and your solicitor can then get on and deal with the full administration of the estate and distribute the assets. It would be wise to tell the beneficiaries and anyone waiting to buy estate property or other assets that the grant has been received.
For further information on applying for the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration and what is involved, please contact Karen Starkey in our private client team on This article is for general information only and does not constitute legal or professional advice. Please note that the law may have changed since this article was published.
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