5 guides
After the grant
Collecting in, paying out in the right order, and closing the estate with accounts that stand up to scrutiny.
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Estate accounts: what they contain and who sees them
What estate accounts must show, which beneficiaries are entitled to see them, and how approval protects the executor before distribution.
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Distributing to a beneficiary under 18
How an executor deals with a gift to a child: holding it on trust, when a parent can receive it, contingent gifts and the tax position.
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The grant has arrived — what happens next?
The order of work after a grant of probate or letters of administration is issued: collecting assets, paying debts, notices, accounts and distribution.
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How long do banks take to release funds after probate?
Typical timescales for banks and building societies to close accounts after seeing the grant, what slows them down, and how to speed the process up.
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Paying estate debts in the right order
The legal order of priority for paying debts from an estate, why it matters, and how an executor who pays out of order becomes personally liable.
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