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 grants them legal authority to administer the estate. To do this, however, the entire estate has … [Read more...]
How to Lay Claim to An Unclaimed Estate
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...]
