Probate Assist is a hands-on support service that Chiltern Wills offers for executors who want expert help obtaining the Grant of Probate, without instructing a solicitor to administer the entire estate.
We can help to gather and organise the necessary information, prepare draft Inheritance Tax and probate forms, and guide you through the application. You remain the executor and applicant and approve, sign and submit the documents in your own name, so you will have full oversight of everything as the process goes along.
What does the Probate process involve?
Probate is the process of dealing with a person’s legal, financial and personal tax affairs after they have died. It means dealing with all of the person’s assets (such as property, shares and personal possessions), paying debts and paying any Inheritance Tax and Income Tax due. Whatever is left in the estate is then transferred to the beneficiaries, in accordance with the Will or intestacy.
Administering an estate can feel overwhelming. Chiltern Wills’ Probate Assist service provides executors with clear guidance and hands-on administrative support. We will help you to gather information, understand the process, and prepare draft documents for you to check, complete, and submit.
You will always stay fully in control as the executor, while we help to make the process smoother, less time-consuming and more manageable for you.
Ideal for:
– Executors who want sensible, experienced professional support without law-firm-level fees
– Non-contentious and reasonably straightforward estates
– Busy executors who appreciate clear explanations and practical help
We’re fully insured and experienced, and we aim to make obtaining a grant of probate as stress-free as possible. You remain the executor and the applicant at all times, and you will be in full control of the process — we will guide, organise, and support you along the way.
Our usual service takes the executors through the more technical stages up to obtaining the Grant. Once the Grant has been issued, executors will normally collect in and distribute the assets themselves, which is typically straightforward.
If you have recently lost a loved one and would like professional assistance with obtaining probate, Chiltern Wills will be glad to help.
To help us assess the likely work and provide a fee estimate, please tell us:
- whether the deceased left a Will;
- whether this is a first or second death and whether a spouse survives;
- the approximate value of the house, savings, investments and other assets;
- whether any assets were jointly owned;
- the approximate debts;
- whether there were significant lifetime gifts, trusts, business interests or overseas assets.
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