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What is the Difference Between Probate Value and Market Value?

June 2, 2020 By Jerry Saddington

Probate Value for Property

Probate is a legal process that has to be carried out at what can be a very distressing time.  It can be tempting to simply “get it done” as quickly as possible.  This offer the best chance to close the chapter and carry on with life.  But it is important to take the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chattels Valuation, Probate Valuation, Probate Valuation Questions And Answers, Property Valuation Tagged With: house contents valuation for probate, How to value house contents for probate, probate contents valuation

Tips for Administering Probate in a Potentially Insolvent Estate

February 17, 2020 By Richard Farrell

 There have been several cases recently of large-scale abuse of vulnerable people by famous names. Some of these left large sums of money although post mortem law suits exceeded these amounts. There’s new official guidance from The Law Society on how to administer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chattels Valuation, Probate Valuation Tagged With: administering an insolvent estate, house contents valuation for probate, law society guidelines, probate contents valuation, wills and probate

How to Lay Claim to An Unclaimed Estate

February 16, 2020 By Richard Farrell

When a person dies without a will in England or Wales, and there are no known blood relatives, the assets pass to the Crown as 'ownerless property'. This ‘bona vacantia’ as it’s quaintly called in Latin (meaning unclaimed goods) could be any possession from a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chattels Valuation, Probate Valuation Tagged With: bona vacantia, ownerless property, probate contents valuation, probate valuation golders green, probate valuation house contents, valuing house contents probate

How to Apply for a Grant of Probate on Your Own

February 11, 2020 By Richard Farrell

Even if a person quite close you passes on, you may still need government permission before you dive in, empty their house, and share out their possessions. That because the administration wants to see fair play. You probably need to get a Grant of Probate, even if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chattels Valuation, Probate Valuation Tagged With: deathbed gift, grant of probate, house contents valuation for probate, inheritance tax, private probate application, probate contents valuation, probate guide

How Much Can I Expect my Estate to Pay for Probate?

December 19, 2019 By Richard Farrell

The government funds the national administration, and all its services from the tax it collects. There never seems to be enough money to go around. Therefore it takes a final bite out of most estates in the form of probate fees, and inheritance taxes. INHERITANCE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: distributing an estate, inheritance tax, probate contents valuation, probate valuation companies, probate valuation hampstead

If the Executor of Your Will Dies What Happens Next?

December 15, 2019 By Richard Farrell

It’s important to have someone you respect agree to be the executor of your will. That’s because you have an opportunity to discuss your intentions while you are alive, and make sure everything is crystal clear to them. They may even make suggestions where you could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: probate contents valuation, probate court, probate letter of grant, wills and probate, Your Executor Dies Before You Die

Applications for Probate on the Internet Are Still Chaotic

December 11, 2019 By Richard Farrell

While the higher probate tax is on indefinite hold at least for now, the digital scheme it was supposed to help fund is still chaotic. The Register blew the cover on October 30, 2019, as the disgraceful treatment of mourners continued unabated. That’s because closing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: bureaucrats in their digital ivory towers, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals, probate contents valuation, proposed digital probate scheme, winding up an estate

Resealing Probate What You Need to Know Before You Try

October 24, 2019 By Richard Farrell

A grant of probate allows an executor to wind up a specific estate in a particular country. Many of Britain’s dominions and colonies adopted the legal principles of ‘their old country’ as they evolved to full legal independence. Resealing makes it potentially easier … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: australian probate law, commonwealth countries and probate law, house contents valuation for probate, probate contents valuation, resealing probate

Stranger Things in Probate: The UK Chain of Representation

October 23, 2019 By Richard Farrell

The Administration of Estates Act of 1925 established the chain of representation among other matters affecting estates. It established a rule that “An executor of a sole or last surviving executor of a testator is the executor of that testator” too. However, it went … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: intestacy where there is no legal will, Probate and The UK Chain of Representation, probate contents valuation, probate valuation guide, sole executorship

Inheritance Provision for Family and Dependants Act of 1975 Judgement

October 21, 2019 By Richard Farrell

The Inheritance Provision for Family and Dependants Act (1975) allows UK courts to vary the distribution of the estate of a deceased person. Additional benefits may apply to any spouse, former spouse, child, child of the family, or dependant of that person. However … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Probate Valuation Tagged With: Alexa Payet, Family and Dependants Act of 1975, probate contents valuation, Tara’s Inheritance, The late Earl of Cowley left an estate worth £1.3 million

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Probate Contents Valuation London

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