Meaning of 'no land vested...' declaration when submitting probate?

Keep_pedalling

Gilessmummy said:

I just need to know what the phrase actually means. .. does it mean the house isn’t in trust .

No, but as said above take professional advice, discretionary trusts need expert advice getting them wrong can be costly.

JustUseSellotape

What this should mean, is that the deceased owned land (or property), which was put into a settlement. For example, the deceased gave a life interest to a tenant. The deceased dies and the life interest is still ongoing, is an example of what the statement is asking - i.e. did the deceased make a settlement during their life, which still exists. There are tax issues and also practical issues re who deals with the estate to sort out. If there is a life interest, then the executors may be applying for a grant over the free estate, but may need different executors to handle the life interest (not 100% sure on this last point but think this is correct).