Legal documents to give beneficiaries

Sacredcat

Thank you everyone.

Sacredcat

Thank you.

Keep_pedalling

Sacredcat wrote: »

That is a good idea too. I will discuss this with beneficiaries.

Thank you everyone.

Don't go down the route of discussing any options with them. You are in charge here, just tell them what is going to happen.

nom_de_plume

I'm guessing there's an element of distrust so to what extent they are expecting a solicitor to deal with the estate is unclear but yes my suggestion is you, as executor, would employ a solicitor at their request and the expense of doing so would come out of those individuals' inheritances that want the solicitor employed and those not at the expense of others who are happy for you to deal with the estate.

Sacredcat

thanks for replies.

Keep_pedalling

nom_de_plume wrote: »

I'm guessing there's an element of distrust so to what extent they are expecting a solicitor to deal with the estate is unclear but yes my suggestion is you, as executor, would employ a solicitor at their request and the expense of doing so would come out of those individuals' inheritances that want the solicitor employed and those not at the expense of others who are happy for you to deal with the estate.

I'm not sure if it is possible to split estate expenses that way. Personally I would not waste any my time on getting solicitors involved and simply ignor any more nonsense from a bunch of grasping ingrates.

Yorkshireman99

Keep_pedalling wrote: »

I'm not sure if it is possible to split estate expenses that way. Personally I would not waste any my time on getting solicitors involved and simply ignor any more nonsense from a bunch of grasping ingrates.

Absolutely spot on. They are just taking the mickey.

Sacredcat

thanks for replies.

WYSPECIAL

Sacredcat wrote: »

Hi all
Months ago, I put the standard form notice in the London Gazette (actually, it's just called The Gazette, Official Public Record). At the time I also looked for a local paper to put an ad in too but couldn't find a local paper that did such ads. Now a beneficiary is 'advising' me that I ought to have put ad in local paper.
The deceased lived in London.

Any ideas? Thank you.

I dealt with an estate where the deceased lived in London and I did choose to use a local paper as well. The cost, to the estate, as small and it gave me peace of mind.

There will almost certainly be a local paper connected to the borough the deceased lived in. What's on sale in local news agents?

Sacredcat

WYSPECIAL, thx for reply.