probate times...why so long?

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ok,
so i applied for probate start of april. for my fathers estate
simple will, only really need probate to allow me as executor to sell the house. total value of estate is under tax threshold, im the only executor.
since applying ive had one email from probate asking me to clarify couple of things...which were answered straight away.
ive asked for case to be escalated as it seems to be taking forever.
im now sat in webchat queue where its saying next available person to chat to is 1 hour 72 minutes and 56 seconds away.
what really annoys me is that since starting this process my sister who was a beneficiary of the will has also passed away...perhaps if the probate dept had been a bit quicker i could have at least made her last few weeks more comfortable.
rant over...but really why are they so bloody rubbish?
so i applied for probate start of april. for my fathers estate
simple will, only really need probate to allow me as executor to sell the house. total value of estate is under tax threshold, im the only executor.
since applying ive had one email from probate asking me to clarify couple of things...which were answered straight away.
ive asked for case to be escalated as it seems to be taking forever.
im now sat in webchat queue where its saying next available person to chat to is 1 hour 72 minutes and 56 seconds away.
what really annoys me is that since starting this process my sister who was a beneficiary of the will has also passed away...perhaps if the probate dept had been a bit quicker i could have at least made her last few weeks more comfortable.
rant over...but really why are they so bloody rubbish?
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jesus they are incompetent.
It's bad enough to lose a dear friend as it was in my case, but this whole thing just drags the grief along. I'd like to put the property on the market, hopefully sell it quickly and move on with my life but I can't as every day and checking wishing hoping the the probate comes through. Everything else has now been sorted, banks, pensions etc - just this one thing dragging on and on.
My own experience has been good with recent grant confirmed within 8 weeks and a more historic case turned around within 4 weeks.
My experience was also good, simple will, I was the executor and sole beneficiary, no IHT as spouse to spouse. Just under 6 weeks from application date
15 minutes later and obviously totally not connected...i get an email saying probate has been granted!
yes thats right....i COMPLAINED and it got GRANTED !
considering the person on webchat told me that no one had actually looked at the file yet and advised me to recontact in 2 weeks ive got to wonder what they actually did?