Please contact one of our advisors on 0800 292 2030 or 0203 151 6660 or email info@hadleyswills.com

Essential Probate

With our Essential Probate Service, we will apply for the Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration for you, as well as completing and submitting the Inheritance Tax return with HMRC. We also offer further guidance on Estate Administration, and you can choose further help if you need it.

Optional extras with Essential Probate include:

  • Investigating and valuing the estate in order to give the required figures for the grant application;
  • Collecting in the estate funds after the grant has been issued;
  • Organising the distribution of funds for the relevant people;
  • Helping to sell a property or transfer it to a new owner;
  • Offering advice and guidance about the management of trusts that are in the Will;
  • Helping process income tax returns for the deceased up until the date they died and during the estate administration.

Inheritance Tax

Inheritance Tax is a tax on the estate (the property, money and possessions) of someone who's died.

Probate Services

Legal procedure followed after death to ensure that your Will is valid, and which gives the executors power to deal with your estate.

Will

A legal document which details a person's wishes for after they have died.

Lasting Power of Attorney - LPA

LPA is a way of giving someone you trust the legal authority to make decisions
on your behalf if you lack mental capacity at some
time in the future or no longer wish to make decisions for yourself.