We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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We provide a wide range of legal services to businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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At Pinney Talfourd, we recognise that the prospect of acting as an Executor and administering the estate of a deceased person can be extremely daunting. Executors are often required to accept the responsibility of administering an estate without any prior experience or knowledge, whilst also grieving for the loss of a loved one.
Executors are primarily concerned with ensuring that they carry out an estate administration properly and fulfil all of their legal obligations. They are often worried about making a mistake and the potential personal liability imposed on them as a result. Our probate lawyers offer free initial consultations to help you gain a clear understanding of the legal obligations imposed on you as an Executor. We are also able to advise relatives about the legal process of administering the estate of someone who dies without making a Will and, in the process, creates an intestacy.
Our specialist team of probate lawyers in Essex and London have been recognised as one of the leading private client departments in the UK by Legal 500; they offer a wealth of experience and specialist skills to deal with probate and estate administration matters, from dealing with the simplest of estates, through to more complex taxable estates that may involve high-value assets, businesses or foreign assets. Our lawyers offer services that range from obtaining a Grant of Probate only, through to dealing with the entire estate administration from start to finish on your behalf.
Probate is the legal right to deal with someone’s property, money, and possessions (their ‘estate’) when they die. When someone dies owning assets in their sole name, a formal ‘grant’ will need to be obtained from the probate registry to enable the estate to be collected and distributed to the beneficiaries.
There are some situations where it is unlikely a formal grant of probate is needed, where the estate is less than £5,000, for instance, and only includes cash funds held in deposit accounts or where the assets are all held jointly between are spouse or civil partner. Under these circumstances, you would not normally need to obtain a grant of probate to access the money. Where the estate comprises of certain assets such as property, shares, or ISA’s you will always need a formal grant of probate to access the asset.
Anyone who is responsible for sorting out the affairs of someone who has died. The authority may derive from the Will, by the appointment of executors or where there is no Will the administrator obtains their authority from the actual grant. The administrator in most cases will be the person who is entitled to benefit from the estate under the rules of Intestacy.
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For more information please contact Matthew Edwards on 01708 229 444 or by email.
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