3 guides
Property
Valuing, selling and transferring a home during the administration, and the timing traps that hold estates up.
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Valuing a house for probate: what it costs and what HMRC expects
Free estate agent valuations versus a paid RICS red book valuation for probate, what HMRC accepts, and when a formal valuation protects the executor.
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Can you sell a house before probate?
Yes — you can value, market and accept an offer on a probate property before the grant, but you cannot complete the sale without it. The timeline, the risks, and the tax consequences explained.
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Transferring a property to a beneficiary
How to transfer a house from an estate to a beneficiary: the Land Registry forms, an assent, what it costs, and the stamp duty and mortgage points to check.
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