Solicitor charging nearly £500 to fill in a Renunciation Form from .gov site !!

Savvy_Sue

I haven't fully read the previous posts, but you speak about doing your mother's probate. So if your mother was married to your father, I don't think you want to just re-write the will to remove all reference to your mother and the solicitors. 

It would not cost a huge amount for your father to use a different firm of solicitors to draw up a fresh will, taking into account the new circumstances. Especially if the will was written some time ago, it really could be money well spent. 

Rodders2409

Thanks Sue,
I'm not sure why we maintain Mum's name within the Will when she has already passed away, can you advise....thanks.

Keep_pedalling

Rodders2409 said:

Thanks Sue,
I'm not sure why we maintain Mum's name within the Will when she has already passed away, can you advise....thanks.

You need to take her off the list of executors as well, but I do think you need to get a new will drawn up properly, just don’t use the same solicitors.

TBagpuss

YEs, your dad's situation has changed and it would be sensible for him to update his will properly - home made wills are easy to get wrong and it's much more difficult and time consuming (and potentially expensive) to try to fix it after someone has passed away than before - your dad doesn't have to use the same solicitor as previously, if he doesn't want to .