PA1 form section 5 help needed

tonybeer

Hi
I am trying to fill in the PA1 probate application form and have come up against a problem in section 5
hope someone can help.
My widowed mother died recently and left no will, there are 3 children all over 18 me being the oldest.
The estate is very small house was rented and a small ( roughly £15,000) amount of money is in a bank account.
Section 5.3 seems irrelevant but needs to be filled,
I'm not sure how many whole blood relatives or how many of their children there are,would it be OK to put in unknown because unless I do a lot of family history research I'll never find out.
many thanks
TB

TW1234

The notes adjacent to the form are confusing..

The probate registry will answer your question if you phone.. 0300 123 1072

tonybeer

Thank you
Tried phoning was on hold for 20mins had to finish call lunch time nearly up.

tightwadess

If the Money in the bank account is the only asset is probate needed ?

Linton

tightwadess wrote: »

If the Money in the bank account is the only asset is probate needed ?

Depends on the bank. But I guess £15K wouldnt generally be considered small enough to be released without probate. £1.5K shouldnt be a problem.

tonybeer

Just found out Santander has a threshold of £25,000 so I guess I don't need probate as this is the only asset.
Thanks for the help

tightwadess

tonybeer wrote: »

Just found out Santander has a threshold of £25,000 so I guess I don't need probate as this is the only asset.
Thanks for the help

Glad you've got that sorted

getmore4less

You have to go through the process with Santander to see if they will release fund.

tonybeer

getmore4less wrote: »

You have to go through the process with Santander to see if they will release fund.

Spoke to Santander and they don't think there will be any problems with releasing the fund after their paperwork has been done.