Want to buy NOW but is Probate granted yet?????????

harryhound

Wanting to buy a value house, unfortunately EA says others are seriously interested and is trying to create a sealed bid situation.

I am a perfect sell-to-rent buyer with little problem raising the cash, the other interests, if they seriously exist, almost certainly have property to sell.

It is an executors sale and the Estate Agent is dissembling (I think)

There are some horror stories on here about how long a probate sale can take.

How long does a grant of probate take to become a public document, so I can find out who is really selling and who gets what in the will?

ARE THEY REALLY IN A POSITION TO SELL in a matter of a week or three, or could I be kept hanging about for 6 months, while my rivals have a chance to sell their properties?

Is it possible to access and purchase a grant of probate and the will over the interweb? If not do all the probate offices have access to all the grants and can print off a copy to sell?

00ec25

harryhound wrote: »

How long does a grant of probate take to become a public document, so I can find out who is really selling and who gets what in the will?

ARE THEY REALLY IN A POSITION TO SELL in a matter of a week or three, or could I be kept hanging about for 6 months, while my rivals have a chance to sell their properties?

Is it possible to access and purchase a grant of probate and the will over the interweb? If not do all the probate offices have access to all the grants and can print off a copy to sell?

why not use google and read the answer for yourself

http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate/copies-of-grants-wills

KateLiana27

Varies hugely depending on how proactive the executors are and how complicated the estate is.

We bought a probate property and I think waiting for probate to be granted only delayed things for about 3 weeks or so. The actual grant only takes about 2 weeks once everything is in order - it's getting everything together that takes time!

When did the person die?

harryhound

I have checked with the probate office and in theory the grant is available to the public within 48 hours. There is a service that can be purchased that informs when the grant is made but it is snail mail. I guess I could call in twice a week and check for myself.

The observation about how long it takes is not true when there is IHT involved - from practical experience, the paperwork goes into a black hole at HMRC, then is sent to the probate registry and that step then takes 3 weeks.or more; while the executor worries about the original copy of the will having gone missing.