Applying for Probate (advice appreciated)

[Deluxe1]

We buried both our parents on Monday and now it's time to start sorting things out.

They were not in debt, house owned outright and states in the will it's shared between me, my brother and sisters. House is worth about 100k tops.

So basically we just need to sort the house out and the cash that was left in 2 bank accounts and 2 life insurance policies that were not very much.

I can see you can apply for probate yourself (£225) or my sister in this case as she is the executor of the will or have a solicitor to do it for you.

Has anyone done this themselves and how straight forward was it if so?

Thanks.

 

[Deluxe1]

House won't be getting sold me and my sister will continue to live there.

 

[Deluxe1]

Sorry for your loss.

But will this complicate things? How are you sorting out the fact that the main asset in the estate won't be sold? Are the 2 siblings who won't live there happy with that arrangement and for how long? If it's not just a case of selling the house and splitting everything 4 ways you may need more legal advice than normal?

Not sure, our parents wanted the house to stay in the family. My other brother and sister are perfectly fine with us living there (rent free) for the remainder of our lives if that's what it comes to. Then the house will just be sold and the money passed down onto their kids / my nieces and nephews.

Obviously we will be getting that arrangement set in stone in due course so that any of our current or future partners can't try and get a share of the house if one of us die when the other is still living there.

 

[Deluxe1]

Sorry for your loss.

Do you get on with your siblings? I'm dreading mum going as none of us( brother, sister) are on speaking terms.

I know I'm executor of the will what ever that means. Sorry I can't be of more help, again sorry for you loss.

Yes thankfully we do get on, that means you are the chosen one that has to sort everything out when the time comes.