Valuing shares for probate - Historical share prices help?

ses6jwg

Hello all.

Unfortunately my grand father passed away a few weeks ago and I am helping Mum sort out the estate.

I have been tasked with obtaining the share values on the date of death (2/2/2013).

I have read the HMRC guide located here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/inheritancetax/how-to-value-estate/shares.htm

So I understand I need to find share price values at close of play on 1/1/2013.

The LSE offer a service which gives you values but they charge £5 per holding and he had around 20.

I am quite happy with the "quartering up" of the buy and sell prices but just need a website which will give me accurate historical share prices. They were all blue chips.

Thank you in advance.

Old_Slaphead

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VOD.L&ql=1

Type Co name (I've used Vod as example) - top left box - click Get Quotes

Highlight Co from list

Click on historical prices (left hand side)

ses6jwg

That's great slaphead. Thank you so much.

Just to clarify... do I use the closing price or adjusted closing price (they seem to be the same anyway)

Old_Slaphead

Personally I'd use closing price only 'cos I don't know what adj CP is.