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mylegalthrowaway · 2 December 2017 at 4:39PM

Thanks for all your advice!

Yorkshireman99 · 2 December 2017 at 5:06PM

How much money are here talking about? How is thevexecutor going to pay? It sounds quite ludicrous.

Margot123 · 2 December 2017 at 5:09PM

Are you estranged form the executor, are there any tensions, or do you simply just not know each other?
If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes', then the executor is quite right to only issue the funds to you in person. This is in order to make sure they are only paying out to the correct beneficiaries.

An alternative would be for them to verify your identity and address by you providing copies of photo ID and a utility bill by post (these can be certified by a solicitor at a cost to yourself). Perhaps you could suggest this? If acceptable, then it would be usual for the executor to issue you with a cheque.

mylegalthrowaway · 2 December 2017 at 5:23PM

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Margot123 · 2 December 2017 at 5:30PM

Perhaps their thoroughness is being interpreted as stubbornness.
The role of executor is not as easy as people think, every box has to be ticked or they can be held personally liable for anything that goes wrong.

Yorkshireman99 · 2 December 2017 at 5:36PM

It might cost a few pounds but ask them to pay your solicitor. It might even be cheaper than travelling. If not a letter before action sent to them might bring them to their senses.

mylegalthrowaway · 2 December 2017 at 5:43PM

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jackyann · 2 December 2017 at 7:27PM

Yes, do ask a solicitor, especially if you have one you do business with - and try ringing around a bit.
We had a similar situation - not a will - but money owed from an old transaction with complications - and the solicitor only charged us £5 (about 5 years ago). Other quoted a lot more (up to £250, which still might be cheaper than travelling) but this one quite rightly thought we might go back to them to do business - which we have.

unforeseen · 2 December 2017 at 7:51PM

It might be that as there is some sort of tension between you, the executor doesn't trust you to provide a signed receipt that he requires unless it is handed over in person.