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Probate can take many months. Often nothing like a regular sale where the occupiers want to move on. More like a complicated relationship break up.

Executor(s) have a legal obligation to the beneficiary(s) to get the best price NOT to wind things up quickly. You may have been asked for paperwork so they can verify it is a genuine offer not a sham or unrealistic.

Executor(s) can disagree or be inexperienced or useless. Beneficiary(s) can disagree or be difficult to contact or greedy or ..... Estate agent likely has no say can only pass messages on. They cannot reveal information about the executor(s) or beneficiary(s).

Leave it as it is, look at other properties and offer if you fall in love. Withdrawing might suggest you are not a serious buyer just chancing your arm to anyone who wants to see it that way.

"being sold through probate" is unclear. Not blaming you, that may be what you were told, but you need to know the exact status.
If its still in the process of probate, that could take months so they might be thinking, no rush lets see if anyone else comes along.

If its gone through probate, eg probate is completed, then that really becomes an irrelevance, its being sold by someone in the same way as any other house. The executors can say yes or no immediately (if they want).
Here's the final complication, its not at all unknown for executors to argue about price among themselves. Worst case there might be several with one person holding out for a bigger price.

And, if there's a solicitor involved having done the probate and now the sale, they will communicate with the beneficiaries at their normal solicitors pace.




So, i suggest you first start by determining has it gone through probate and are the executors solicitors, or the beneficiaries directly.
That can then guide you. If probate hasn't completed then i strongly suggest you start looking elsewhere.
If it has, and its solicitors, be patient a while longer.
If it has and its the beneficiaries selling direct, then a friendly comment that you'll have to withdraw soon may help those beneficiaries who wish to sell arguing against one hanging on for a higher bidder, should that be the case.

If you are having issues getting answers to your offer on a probate property,believe me you'll likely face a whole host of other time issues as the property progresses if your offer is accepted.


I got 3 months into buying a probate property 2 years ago and barely got anywhere before deciding that whilst the executors clearly needed to sell,they were selling on behalf of beneficiaries that couldn't agree on anything.

Sometimes the problem with a probate/estate sale is there is no hurry...usually no onward up chain and those benefitting from the funds see it as a windfall so perhaps want to wait for the best and highest offer to maximise their cut.
This is particularly evident when its "more distant" relatives who perhaps have not set foot in the property for years. If you get any further expect things like the property information form to be nigh on useless as every question is likely to be ticked "not known". (apologies if I offend anyone,but that's been my experience of buying a probate house. I appreciate lots will have a different view)



Keep the offer on the table for as long as you feel comfortable however I would stress to the agent that as no firm commitment has been received you will continue to view other suitable property.