How long does Probate/Grant take?

Tigsteroonie

I know that this is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question ...

English law applies. She died very early June. I don't know if there was a will or not. She was joint owner of the £300k house owned with her late husband (believed to have left a will but not probated, presumably because she auto-inherited the house), Land Registry never updated to show any change of ownership after his passing. 

I'm presuming probate or grant will be needed to enable the house to be passed on or sold to beneficiaries. But I think you get probate before selling, yes?

No sign of anything on the gov.uk Wills & Probate checker. Is that what you'd expect after four months or would most be on there by now?

xylophone

If the deceased was the sole surviving proprietor of the property, probate will be required before it can be transferred into new ownership.

No sign of anything on the gov.uk Wills & Probate checker. Is that what you'd expect after four months or would most be on there by now?

Perhaps the executor has not yet applied for probate.

Savvy_Sue

And four months is really not very long in terms of applying for probate. 

What's your interest / concern?

Tigsteroonie

Savvy_Sue said:

And four months is really not very long in terms of applying for probate. 

What's your interest / concern?

Thanks for the response, that's what I wanted to know - whether 4 months was long or not long at all.

You can call it nosiness if you want. This involves family members, a second marriage, children and step-children. Some are not on speaking terms with others and so cannot "ask the executors".