Probate and Estate Administration

Comprehensive probate and estate administration services to ease the pressure at a difficult time.

Our specialist team is here to assist you with the difficult task of dealing with someone's estate. We will act swiftly, diligently and respectfully to ensure that a person's estate is managed correctly upon their death.

Following a person’s death it is necessary for someone to wind up their affairs. If they leave a will then this responsibility falls to the executors appointed in their will, or their administrators if they die without a will (intestate). The executor or administrator will:

  • Locate and collect all of the assets
  • Settle any debts at death
  • Pay any inheritance tax liability
  • Divide the estate in accordance with the will, or the rules of intestacy where there is no will

Whether you are an executor  or administrator, our team will be happy to assist you in winding up the estate. We can provide you with an estimate of the costs involved or, alternatively, a fixed fee for dealing with all or part of the estate. We can also arrange for the sale of stocks and shares on behalf of the estate and deal with the legal work necessary to affect a sale of a property or transfer to a beneficiary.

Get in touch with a member of our team today to find out more.

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