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You can apply to the Probate courts yourself if you are an Executor in the Will or Next of Kin if there is no Will. However, there is a set process that needs to be followed and many different actions that have to be taken in order for the Probate registry to approve a deceased’s application. If there are errors, or all of the required information hasn’t been provided, this can really delay the process.
It is always advisable to get some initial advice to see whether Probate is likely to be straightforward on the estate in question. Florins offer two different Probate options and one of these is a ‘hand holding’ process which is cheaper and allows the Executors to have more input.
The Probate process differs from case to case, so it is difficult to give an exact time frame. However, if it is relatively straightforward we can normally obtain probate for Executors within 10 – 12 weeks. It may be longer depending on what assets are involved and whether Inheritance Tax needs to be paid. Our average ‘Complete Probate’ cases take between 6 – 8 months. This is a guide only.
The answer to this is, no, not all estates need to go through probate. This depends on the assets involved and how they are owned, it also depends on their value.
Jointly held assets don’t generally need to go through Probate as they pass to the surviving joint owner by the Rules of Survivorship. For example, a jointly owned house or bank account wouldn’t need to go through probate as it passes to the surviving joint owner.
Also if an estate is low value, e.g. under £30,000, it may not need to go through Probate either, but this depends on which financial institutions hold the deceased’s money.
Probate is the process that occurs after a person has died, it proves the validity of the Will and gives the deceased’s personal representatives (Executors) the right to deal with the deceased’s assets.
Probate is still needed even when there is no Will in place. Instead the Intestacy rules set out how the process works and who is entitled to deal with the deceased’s affairs, usually the ‘next of kin’. These people are called ‘administrators’.
Florins Pensions & Investments Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Florins Pensions & Investments Ltd is entered on the Financial Services Register https://register.fca.org.uk/ under reference 512554
Licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to carry out the reserved legal activity of non-contentious probate in England and Wales
If you wish to register a complaint, please write to or telephone 01507 304222. A summary of our internal complaints handling procedures for the reasonable and prompt handling of complaints is available on request and if you cannot settle your complaint with us, you may be entitled to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service at financial-ombudsman.org.uk or by contacting them on 0800 023 4 567. If you cannot settle your Probate complaint with us, you may be entitled to refer it to the Legal Ombudsman at legalombudsman.org.uk or by calling 0300 555 0333.
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