Applying for Probate
Applying for probate is the procedure you go through if you’re managing the estate of someone who has recently passed away. It gives you the right to distribute the estate following the deceased’s wishes. Inheritance Tax forms are part of the process even if the estate doesn’t owe Inheritance Tax.
If the person has left a will they have normally added one or more ‘executors’ who can apply for probate. 
If the named executor doesn’t wish to act, someone additionally named in the will can apply. If you need help applying for probate we can help you to obtain the grant. This person is called ‘the administrator’ and they apply for a grant of ‘letters of administration with will’.
If the departed died with no will, a relation can help by applying for Probate. This is based on a strict next-of-kin order of priority defined in the ‘rules of intestacy’. The person who applies is in addition called the administrator.
The catch-all term for a grant of probate, letters of administration with will or letters of administration is a grant of ‘representation’. The catch-all term for an executor or administrator is ‘personal representative’.
We can help you here at Final Duties give us a call and we will guide you through the process of applying for probate, we are commited to giving you the cheapest quote possible. We have a huge selection of probate solicitors and we can achieve the best possible quote by making our solicitors compete with each other for the work. We are the UK’s first probate brokers and pride ourselves on our abilty to deliver an exceptional service with the lowest costs possible.
