How do I get a look at a will.

Obstacles

Hi everyone I wonder if you can help.
A relative has died recently and I know that there is a will and that i am in the will.  I  dont know who the solicitors are and those that do know are also in the will and will not give details. I have checked the govt website for probate wills etc but can find nothing there. 
Any advise please?

Many thanks

JGB1955

You'll have to wait until someone has applied for probate - 3 to 24 months possibly.

p00hsticks

JGB1955 said:

You'll have to wait until someone has applied for probate - 3 to 24 months possibly.

.... assuming that probate is required, which it may not be if there is no property involved...

Pennylane

p00hsticks said:

JGB1955 said:

You'll have to wait until someone has applied for probate - 3 to 24 months possibly.

.... assuming that probate is required, which it may not be if there is no property involved...

You still need to go to probate if you have over a certain amount of money but have no property.

Marcon

Obstacles said:

Hi everyone I wonder if you can help.
A relative has died recently and I know that there is a will and that i am in the will.  I  dont know who the solicitors are and those that do know are also in the will and will not give details. I have checked the govt website for probate wills etc but can find nothing there. 
Any advise please?

Many thanks

I think you do what most hopeful beneficiaries do: learn the difficult art of patience... Frustrating, yes, but that's probably your only option.

Obstacles

property is involved so from what has been said someone will have to action probate.. 

thank you everyone

SevenOfNine

There may not be a solicitor involved with obtaining probate. I did my mums, house & money but below IHT threshold. Solicitor only handled the house sale.

I had probate grant in under 2 weeks, house sale completed 8 weeks later (cash developer paid the asking price) so estate income/expenditure pretty much wrapped up 10 weeks from date of death, beneficiaries had the bulk of their inheritance within days after that.

Things can move fast even with covid obstacles, apart from keeping a close eye on the probate site, check regularly on-line to see if/when any estate agents advertise it for sale, (mums went on 'subject to probate').

I'll never understand the dynamics that mean executor/s feel the need to keep beneficiaries in the dark, it just fosters ill feeling & suspicion. Unfortunately all you can do if no-one is sharing updates is watch & wait.

getmore4less

Getting a grant is only required is someone asks for one which can leave estates with a lot of money not needing a grant can get into the £100k+ region depending where the assets are.
Only required for property if the deceased is the last legal owner if there is a surviving owner they can deal with any property.

Pennylane

getmore4less said:

Getting a grant is only required is someone asks for one which can leave estates with a lot of money not needing a grant can get into the £100k+ region depending where the assets are.
Only required for property if the deceased is the last legal owner if there is a surviving owner they can deal with any property.

That’s not correct.