Hoarding disorder is a compulsion that compels afflicted people to store things up for no apparent reason. This distinguishes the condition from a desire to collect items of social value. Hoarding tends to develop later in life, sometimes after a psychological … [Read more...]
Probate Valuation Of Hoarders House Contents In Highgate
Probate Valuation Of Hoarded House In Highgate Even a hoarded house will have house contents that need to be valued so we cant just assume because the house is cluttered and needs a serious “hoarder house clearance” the items within have no value. On the contrary more … [Read more...]
How to Value House Contents for Probate
Once someone has passed away, the executor of that person’s estate needs to get hold of a “Grant of Representation”. This document gives them the legal right to deal with the estate. To do this, however, the entire estate has to be properly valued, including the … [Read more...]
Preparing Bitcoins for Bequest Makes an Interesting Challenge
Bitcoins are virtual assets stored in very secure files. Only the owner knows about them and what the access codes are. A person may die owning a store of real value which remains locked away in a cyber vault forever. If you own cryptocurrency and are preparing a will, … [Read more...]
A Touch of Colonial India Surfaces in a Milton Keynes Semi-Detached
AfterWe don’t always find exceptional items when carrying out probate valuation in Milton Keynes, and other new towns in Buckinghamshire. However we often find something interesting enough to sell for the executors at auction. Take my visit to Milton Keynes to do an … [Read more...]
Late Roman Pearls Turn Up in Southampton Probate
Southampton has an interesting history, being on the Channel coast and open to invasion by the likes of Romans and Vikings. Buried hoards of their jewellery turn up from time to time to the delight of museums. This has spawned a generation of optimists pottering with … [Read more...]
Unearthing a Valuable Work by Sir Russell Flint in Brighton
Brighton, south of London was a popular holiday spot in Victorian times. However, jet travel enabled holidaymakers to visit warmer France and Spain. Brighton became half derelict in those down days, until the ‘hip’ set moved in and took over the best seaside … [Read more...]
Buying or Selling Property from a Deceased Estate? Read this First
A young couple popped by the other day looking quite distraught. They had signed an agreement with a little old lady to purchase her house. All was looking good and they were ready complete when they learned she passed away unexpectedly. “Can we still buy our house,” … [Read more...]
Probate House Clearance In London – Ships Cannon Found In Garden
18th Century Naval Ships Cannon From Probate House Clearance It was June 2019 when I was contacted by an executor who was winding up his late father's estate and had instructed me to carry out a full probate valuation of the house contents and chattels. This was a … [Read more...]
Can I Clear Out A House After Bereavement But Before Grant Of Probate
Clearing Out A House After Bereavement Following Grant Of Probate Probate House Clearance It is normally okay to remove and sell items from a property before probate is granted if the estate clearly falls beneath the IHT threshold (currently £325,000) but even in … [Read more...]
