house left in will

bricklayer1

beecher2 wrote: »

I don't know if things are different in Scotland, but we had to wait for 6 months from the date of passing to make sure that no-one was owed any money from the estate. Phone up your solicitor's office.

Dont know if you were the executor in that case, but my understanding is the executors take care of all payments for the deceased estate.
Thats what we have been doing up till now.

beecher2

bricklayer1 wrote: »

Dont know if you were the executor in that case, but my understanding is the executors take care of all payments for the deceased estate.
Thats what we have been doing up till now.

You have to wait to make sure that anyone who is possibly owed money has time to come forward though, hence the 6 month period in Scotland.

The executor should not distribute any of the estate to those entitled to it until a period of six months has passed since the date of the death. This is to allow persons or companies with a claim on the estate to make the claim known. After that period the executor may distribute the estate without having regard to any possible claims which have not been intimated. If any creditor or beneficiary presses for payment during the six month period a solicitor should be consulted.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/08/17011/21439

Like I say, things might be different up here.