Probate Solicitors

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, investments, property and any possessions they had at the time of their death. The process of dealing with someone’s estate after they die, commonly known as Probate, involves collecting any assets that the deceased owned, settling any debts due (including outstanding taxes) and dividing the estate amongst the respective beneficiaries.

The majority of 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 "executor" named in the deceased’s Will. If there is no Will, certain rules, known as the rules of Intestacy, will apply and set out who is entitled to apply for the Grant of Representation and to benefit from the estate. Collectively the persons entitled to deal with an estate whether or not the deceased left a Will are known as the “Personal Representatives”.

We can provide practical guidance to help the Personal Representatives through the whole process of dealing with the administration of an estate.

We can help you determine the size of an estate for Probate and Inheritance Tax purposes. 

We can complete the necessary inheritance forms as well as preparing the application for the Grant of Representation on your behalf, and help you lodge the required forms with the relevant organisations to collect in or sell the assets of the estate and settle any outstanding debts, before finalising and distributing the estate to the beneficiaries.

We can arrange the transfer or sale of any shares, and work with our residential property team to handle the transfer or sale of any property or land owned by the deceased.

  • Sean Boucher
      • Sean Boucher
      • Director & Head of Lifetime Planning - West Wales
      • 01267 248 986
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  • Beverley Bowen
      • 01792 525458
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  • Arwel Davies
      • 01348 871013
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  • Mike Downey
      • Mike Downey
      • Director & Head of Lifetime Planning - South East Wales
      • 02920 855277
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  • Joanna Fenoulhet
      • 01446 776081
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  • Chris Shaw
      • 01446 776121
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  • Rebecca Danks
      • 01446 776084
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  • Sophie Anthony
      • 01348 871011
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  • Alice Rowlands
      • 01792 525462
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  • Donna Mahoney
      • 01446 776122
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  • Sarah Evans
      • 01348 871019
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  • Tracy Haddock
      • 02920 855281
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  • Jennifer Jones
      • 01267 234022
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  • Noel Liemann
      • 01267 248883
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  • Cherrie Powell
      • 02920 855285
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  • Tanya Tremelling
      • 01792 525411
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  • Denise Cook
      • 01446 776130
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  • Michelle Garey
      • 01792 529 601
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  • Jean Gurner
      • 02920 855278
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  • Carole Jenkins
      • 01792 529613
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  • Veronica Mayne
      • 01437 771166
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  • Gemma Tooze
      • 01446 771742
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