PROBATE

[MancWanderer]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

Without meaning to sound brutal, you’d be best paying the £2k and not worrying you’ve fucked anything up mate.

None of my business but that’s a decent amount you’ve been left pal, make it easy on yourself.

 

Sorry for your loss @little whitt Condolences mate

I agree with Spider 👆

[Cheese]

Sorry to hear about your mum whitt. Condolences

[Winchester White]

Sorry for your loss LW.

Solicitors are sorting my mum's out at the moment.

[fatolive]

Sorry for your loss mate . 

[Big E]

2 hours ago, little whitt said:

£1250+VAT

+ £300 court cost 

I would pay it. Leave it to the professionals. They know what they are doing. 

[Ani]

Sorry for your loss mate.

Pay the solicitor not worth the hassle if it goes tits up. Assume you will sell the house ?

If so ask the solicitor will they do a price for this and any legal costs on house sale. 

[freds dad]

Sorry for your loss D.

Go down the solicitor route. It’s saves any hassle and you’ll have enough going on.

[bolton va va]

Sorry for your loss, it's a horrible time.

I fell out with the solicitors when i went through it, i thought they were sticking in hidden charges, so fired them off ( & complained to the law society 😄 ) & did it myself.

I'm not the sharpest tool but it wasn't that difficult, just time consuming, there's good guidance online, . You basically do a fair bit of form filling & then trail round from one place to another, where I always found the people to be helpful & understanding (& one or two of them, subtly, didn't think much of solicitors.)

It depends on if you've got the time & patience to plod on through it  !!

[Underpants]

Client - How much?!

Solicitor - Sorry but that's the price.

Client - But its only a couple of letters and a few phone calls and a couple of forms to fill in....

Solicitor - Then do it yourself. 

Client - But I don't know how or where to start...

Solicitor - Yes, well we do! 

 

Edited June 18, 2025 by Underpants

[batton carrier]

Sorry for your loss mate. Hit me hard losing my mum. Look after yourself. Sorting the estate out can be relatively easy depending on a few things, dont be daunted by it as most organisations you deal with are very good and have people whose job it is to help the bereaved. Take care fella 

[crawshawbooth]

Hi mate

sorry for your loss. both of mine gone in the last few years, After my dad died i was Billy big bollocks and tried to do it alone.

Probate took nearly 2 years and the last of my sanity

My mum died early last year and i paid a specialist who worked out numbers and applied for probate , done in a few months !!!!

Company is called Zedra , if you are in the same boat, anyone, ring them , they can take that weight off your shoulders without ripping you off . 

[little whitt]

8 hours ago, Ani said:

Sorry for your loss mate.

Pay the solicitor not worth the hassle if it goes tits up. Assume you will sell the house ?

If so ask the solicitor will they do a price for this and any legal costs on house sale. 

Cheers pal 

Not sure yet its one of the Nice Areas of Bolton ( that's Left ) Over Hulton 

Ive Been Living Here 18 Months  Now as a Career 

But Fancy Going  Back to Horwich 

Were ive Lived for the past 3 1/2 years  

When i got home from GERMANY     Dont fancy going back there 😜

 

 

Left 

[gonzo]

Top tip from your Uncle Gonzola...

Don't tell anyone fuck all about what you've been left. It's your business and nobody else's.

People are cunts. Especially family or folk who think they might be owed something or take advantage of the situation.

Keep your council.

[Sweep]

wise words Goncher

[bolty58]

Sorry to hear this Whitt. Sincere condolences mate.

[little whitt]

4 hours ago, gonzo said:

Top tip from your Uncle Gonzola...

Don't tell anyone fuck all about what you've been left. It's your business and nobody else's.

People are cunts. Especially family or folk who think they might be owed something or take advantage of the situation.

Keep your council.

Most on Here are good people 

and a Lot i class as Friends 

Only me and the 3 kids 

Her phone Book had     xx  By the Names  who i should tell and invite to the Funeral 

so rung round  Fuck me Most are DEAD  Of  Forgot who she was 

at this Rate  For the DO 

 one Warbies Loaf 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

18 minutes ago, little whitt said:

Most on Here are good people 

and a Lot i class as Friends 

Only me and the 3 kids 

Her phone Book had     xx  By the Names  who i should tell and invite to the Funeral 

so rung round  Fuck me Most are DEAD  Of  Forgot who she was 

at this Rate  For the DO 

 one Warbies Loaf 

😀

Quality.

[miamiwhite]

Sorry for your loss mate, thoughts with you ♥ 

[RoadRunnerFan]

Sorry for your loss Whitt

[little whitt]

1 hour ago, miamiwhite said:

Sorry for your loss mate, thoughts with you ♥ 

Your Kids coming to the Funeral 

[ianofcleveleys]

Sorry for your loss. It's a bit to get your head round at short notice, from my experience with my dad the money spent on a good solicitor to do it for you is well worth it. I was living in Rochdale at the time and had an excellent specialist solicitor there from a practice I'd used for other things like house buying and my own Will. 

[miamiwhite]

2 hours ago, little whitt said:

Your Kids coming to the Funeral 

I believe so mate. Hope it's a good turn out for you mum ♥ 

[wiggy]

Sorry to hear this Little Whitt. Been through this with my mother in law, father in law and uncle over the past few years. It's possible to handle probate yourself but personally I don't think it's worth all the hassle. I'd let the professionals do this for you.

[kent_white]

Bloody hell. I'm so sorry to read this mate! Hope you and your family are bearing up. 

My advice with probate would be to hang on to some of the money for at least 6 months. Just in case you have an unexpected bill. 

I distributed ours straight away and then got a bill for £2000 

[TrickyTrotter]

Sorry to hear of your loss.  You can do it yourself, I did my dad’s which was a little complicated and Mrs T did her mums which was a”small” estate, but as others say you have to put in a fair bit of work.

For the size of your mums estate the price quoted is pretty good tbf, as long as they’re not useless. Others charge a % of the estate.

Should have no problem selling a house in OH, as you say one of the better areas in town.