When someone close to you dies, somebody has to deal with their Estate. A person's Estate is considered to be made up of the money, property and any posessions they had at the time of their death. The process of Probate involves collecting any money that is owed, settling any debts due (including outstanding taxes) and dividing the estate amongst the respective beneficiaries.

All assets (including property) in an estate will remain frozen, until the Probate Registry gives the authority (via a document known as a Grant of Representation) to the individual(s) nominated in the Will, the Executor. If you have no Will, then it is up to the most appropriate member of the family to act on behalf of the Estate.

Whether you are an Executor or the next of kin, our specialist probate solicitors can provide practical guidance to help you deal with the administration of someone's Estate. We can help you determine the size of an estate for Probate and Inheritance Tax purposes. We can prepare an application for the Grant of Representation on your behalf and help you lodge the required forms with the relevant organisations to collect monies due to the Estate and settle outstanding debts.

Our Probate Solicitors can arrange the transfer or sale of any shares and work with our residential conveyancing solicitors to handle the sale of any property or land owned by the deceased.

Contact our probate solicitors

Our Lawyers act for clients in probate matters throughout Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and further afield.

For fruther legal advice from an expert Probate solicitor , contact our Salisbury, Andover, Verwood or Amesbury offices today.