If you are the close relative of someone who has died without making a Will (intestate), you will need specialist advice to help you through the complex rules and laws governing how a person’s estate can be dealt with. Close relatives are entitled to apply to ‘obtain probate’ but this must be done through the probate registry using a grant of administration letters. If the value of estate is above £325,000 it is important to seek specialist advice from a solicitor as Inheritance Tax will potentially need to be paid before a grant can be issued.
We have years of experience of assisting people with letters of administration and guiding them through the probate process once they become the administrator of the estate. Administrators of estate have rules to follow when distributing the estate as to who becomes a beneficiary and these must be followed. Often where no Will exists, others close to the deceased may feel that they have not received what they were entitled to and may make a ‘claim’ on the estate. Here at 4willsandprobate we have the necessary experience to advise you if you are faced with this.
Where the intestacy rules have to be followed the process can take months and sometimes years. We have a detailed understanding of how the process works. We can assist you with the whole process or any of the individual elements involved.
