Exchange/completion

MovingForwards

Probate was required when the parents died, to enable the property to be transferred to the 'kids', now one of the 'kids' have died, probate is needed for them.

Ask the estate agent to find out what the position is of probate for the deceased son. Then come back and let us know.

tervozina

your solicitors need to get an indemnity insurance on limited title of it’s sold on probate

JessJ23425

Thrugelmir said:

Your solicitor will be in contact once there's tangible developments to discuss. What's the position of the vendor? That will have a major bearing on how matters progress. 

Just putting it out there - completely disagree!

At least for us, progress happened on things that were already in possession of the solicitor AFTER we'd chase them. It also seems quite common from reading about other peoples house buying experiences, chase chase chase. Do not sit around for weeks waiting on them to get back to you - you will be at the back of the queue.

Thrugelmir

JessJ23425 said:

Thrugelmir said:

Your solicitor will be in contact once there's tangible developments to discuss. What's the position of the vendor? That will have a major bearing on how matters progress. 

Just putting it out there - completely disagree!

At least for us, progress happened on things that were already in possession of the solicitor AFTER we'd chase them. It also seems quite common from reading about other peoples house buying experiences, chase chase chase. Do not sit around for weeks waiting on them to get back to you - you will be at the back of the queue.

I'm sure that you wouldn't mind someone telling you how to do your job properly. 

badger09

tervozina said:

your solicitors need to get an indemnity insurance on limited title of it’s sold on probate

?????????

badger09

OP

Your first step is to establish that Probate (x 2!) has been granted.

tervozina

badger09 said:

tervozina said:

your solicitors need to get an indemnity insurance on limited title of it’s sold on probate

?????????

When house is sold on probate there is a limited title therefore you need to get insured on that in case someone in the future could claim that house belongs to them

Slithery

tervozina said:

badger09 said:

tervozina said:

your solicitors need to get an indemnity insurance on limited title of it’s sold on probate

?????????

When house is sold on probate there is a limited title therefore you need to get insured on that in case someone in the future could claim that house belongs to them

Absolute rubbish, plenty of probate transactions have full titles. It's not unheard of to have a probate sale with a limited title, but then neither is it unheard of for a non-probate property to have one as well. The probate has absolutely no relevance.

badger09

Slithery said:

tervozina said:

badger09 said:

tervozina said:

your solicitors need to get an indemnity insurance on limited title of it’s sold on probate

?????????

When house is sold on probate there is a limited title therefore you need to get insured on that in case someone in the future could claim that house belongs to them

Absolute rubbish, plenty of probate transactions have full titles. It's not unheard of to have a probate sale with a limited title, but then neither is it unheard of for a non-probate property to have one as well. The probate has absolutely no relevance.

Agreed

I sold a Probate property as Executor 2 years ago. Id definitely had full title and no indemnity insurance was either required or requested.

ccfc1972

We accepted an offer in July and still have not completed.
I agree about chasing solicitors...if you don't, nothing gets done very quickly. It's only since I have been chasing them that things are finally nearing an end (hopefully)