Solicitor is executor but not replying to emails

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Evening all,

Just looking at any advice for my brother and I who are beneficiaries in our Dad's Will.

So I've notified the solicitor (over the phone) who is named executor and they've acknowledged that they have the Will, which was setup in 1990. Recemption team asked for death cert and covering letter of the will. I sent this the same day via email on Monday 25th Nov, I also requested that they renounce their executorship owing to the simplicity of the estate. I have had no response since. I have called them and they are looking into it. I have nothing in writing so far.

Any advice to help this along or options open to me in this scenario?

Cheers
 
ethan said:
That's a legal matter. I imagine you could google the pros and cons to do with this? My own dealings involved the solicitor taking far in excess of the time he'd agreed to finalise. So much so that I had to remind him. Good luck.
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This is a simple task I believe. The law society actually advises solicitors to do this if the estate is straightforward and no disputes with beneficiaries etc
 
Nitefly said:
It sucks when people are unresponsive, but a possible reality is that they are dealing with something more important / critical / urgent than you. It’s always a ‘high priority’ matter from the perspective of a non-commercial client, moving house / wills whatever, but from the other side they might be dealing with more than a hundred different people at any one time.

Still, more than two weeks of total no contact is quite a long time. If the firm has been unreasonably unresponsive for a period of time and you have given them the benefit of the doubt (up to you), then you can reach out to make a complaint (details will be on their website) - this will put them under an obligation to act.

Even if you do this, still might be best to continue being polite though - make them want to go the extra mile when they do get round it.
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My main concern is that I have nothing in writing at all. No acknowledgement or confirmation that they still have my dad's documents. It was done in the 90's and the solicitors merged and closed offices.
 
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I've been pestering got a reply yesterday, they want me to call them.

In my last email I asked whether the estate is being charged any fees.
 
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