How longs a piece of string! i.e Probate time scale Q

Boleyn19

W are currently waiting on probate to complete two house sales. There are offers on both houses, one with a chain and one without. HMRC took over 7 days longer to agree our figures for IHT. We are now waiting for IHT to be paid from a source which is slow. Then for HMRC top let the court service know they can grant probate and then for the court to issue the certificates. No-one moves fast and with added delays.
The other has no IHT and the 20 day they said it would take is not up, yet.

Talc1234

AnotherJoe wrote: »

With a solicitor involved there is an automatic 6 month wait because the solicitor will issue a notice in The Gazette and then has to wait for 6 months in case any debtors come forward. A private person doing probate may not do this, though in what sounds like a complex case like this may do it anyway.

So, cutting to the chase, looks like this has been out up for sale prematurely and you should at the least instruct your solicitor to stop work on this for the time being, and then you carry on looking for other properties.

utter rubbish and wrong advice.

Notice in the gazette and local paper is for approx 2 months. Process doesn't hinder the payment of tax, application of probate or sale of house. Executors may wish for notice to expire before distributing funds to protect their own liability