Probate

[Armchair Expert]

I know I probably could get the answers from googling, I done some but save me some time would anyone answer me

I gone on gov. UK to start probate, it tells me I can t start it because not filled out a inheritance tax estate report, what is this there is no tax due anywhere.

Do I need to ruch to do the probate, can I pay out money before it is completed, the only ones to inherited is me and sis.

Do I need to rush to reregister the house

Anyone with useful advice please post on anything.

[toon10]

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[voram]

Lot to be said for using a solicitor but making sure you do the legwork yourself. You really don't need to pay someone a fat hourly fee to go through old papers, transfer the utilities into new names etc. In other words only pay someone to do the bits you can't do yourself.

[Hawkshaw]

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[Chozza]

You can do it yourself, but don't make assumptions ! Unless its really simple you might miss out something that either leaves you liable or may even save you/the estate money


Don't assume that you have valued the estate properly, that you have all the financial data ( debts paid) or that you inherit

You are probably right - but the probate process is there to check and confirm this.

You ( if you are the executor ) shouldn't be dividing anything up without it ( and though its been a few years since i last did it - the land registry will need probate before property is transferred )

I once spent a just 3 hours in the London Probate office - two separate parties found out that their father had been married and not to their mother - and that the assets weren't going to them.