Timescale for probate

beavere38

My mum passed away in June. I have used a local solicitor to apply for probate (she had made a will). The forms were sent off 4 weeks ago and I have been searching the probatesearch.service.gov.uk website every few days for the last couple of weeks to see if her will has been officially registered. Today when I searched her name I found a match. Does anyone know how much longer it might be now until I hear back and can start the next steps in sorting out her estate? Thank you in advance.

Brynsam

According to the website, the will normally appears online 14 days after probate has been issued, so with any luck the answer is 'any day now'. Fantastically quick! Which probate office did you use, please? I suspect others may be interested...

beavere38

Brynsam said:

 the will normally appears online 14 days after probate has been issued, 

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure which office. When I search online it says "Principal Registry" as the registry rather than a district registry and also I just noticed "date of probate" is 27 Sept 2020. Does this mean I should get the paperwork through soon?

My sister also died around the same date so my solicitor applied for both at the same time. Mum lived in Derby where my solicitor is based and my sister lived near Telford. There are no matches when I search for my sister - she died intestate. I don't know how long her's will take?

I don't know if the solicitor applied to a "Central Registry" for both rather than the local registries for either party.

beavere38

Apparently my solicitor received the grant yesterday and has posted it out to me so that answers that question.

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Can you please revisit your last thread to say what you finally did.  i.e was mum's estate under £650K,  were you able to claim the full £325K nil rate band transfer from her husband?   Or did you do a deed of variation and how much did that cost and all the ins and outs of that. Thanks

74jax

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Can you please revisit your last thread to say what you finally did.  i.e was mum's estate under £650K,  were you able to claim the full £325K nil rate band transfer from her husband?   Or did you do a deed of variation and how much did that cost and all the ins and outs of that. Thanks

OP you really don't need to do this.

We do not need any ins and outs. 

trish67

Hi, my children's dad passed away in February of this year, but he didn't leave a will, his estate is in probate. In February 2021 the bank have said the houses will be repossessed if the estate isn't settled. However it clearly states on lloyds website that they will freeze all mortgage payments up to 18 months  without taking any action, to allow time for probate. This is really piling the stress onto my children. Could anyone please advise what their rights are.
Thank you 

xylophone

Hi, my children's dad passed away in February of this year, but he didn't leave a will, his estate is in probate. 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/37582628/#Comment_37582628

 yet my kids father has 2 business' 2 houses, drives a Mercedes 

He died leaving substantial assets but also debts that needed to be settled?

Who is acting as administrator of his estate?

p00hsticks

trish67 said:

Hi, my children's dad passed away in February of this year, but he didn't leave a will, his estate is in probate. In February 2021 the bank have said the houses will be repossessed if the estate isn't settled. However it clearly states on lloyds website that they will freeze all mortgage payments up to 18 months  without taking any action, to allow time for probate. This is really piling the stress onto my children. Could anyone please advise what their rights are.
Thank you 

If there is no will then it won't be an application for probate - someone can apply for letters of administration instead.

You say 'houses' plural - is there more than one or was this a typo ?

Was the propert(ies) in sole or joint names ? 

Are you and the children living in the property ?

Have mortgage payments continued to be made, either from the joint owner (if any?) or from the estate ?

Is the intention to keep or sell the properties ?

The bereavement advice on the LLoyds bank website (https://www.lloydsbank.com/help-guidance/customer-support/bereavement.html) says this ....

6. What happens to the mortgage?

How we handle mortgages depends on if it's in joint names or just their name:

Joint names
If it's in joint names, we'll usually transfer it to the other person named on the account. We might also need to transfer the payments if they were made from just the deceased's account.

Sole name
If the mortgage was just in their name, we won't take any payments for the first 3 months after you've reported the death. However, interest will still continue to be added to the mortgage, so you may want to arrange payments to prevent arrears.

If you want to keep the property, we can arrange an appointment with a Mortgage Adviser to talk through your options.

Has anyone had an appointment with the Mrtgage Adviser as suggested ?

trish67

Hi, it has been in probate with a solicitor since March. The houses are in his name only. My son and daughter were the only named beneficiaries. However their dad had another son who needed to be taken into account.
On his death Lloyds asked for a death certificate and then froze all mortgage repayments while his estate was in probate. 

Keep_pedalling

trish67 said:

Hi, it has been in probate with a solicitor since March. The houses are in his name only. My son and daughter were the only named beneficiaries. However their dad had another son who needed to be taken into account.
On his death Lloyds asked for a death certificate and then froze all mortgage repayments while his estate was in probate. 

How can they be named beneficiaries if there was no will?