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Estate Administration & Probate

A Law Firm For Life

The death of a loved one, and the subsequent responsibility of acting as an executor or administrator can make this time very difficult indeed.

Irwin Mitchell’s specialist team can help you manage the Estate Administration & Probate process, making the experience as stress-free as possible.

Experts In Estate Administration

Our highly experienced team has a consistent track record of dealing with complex estate administrations. We offer a full estate administration service as well as bespoke services dealing with:

Grant applications only
Assent of property
Sale or transfer of assets
Advice on trusts arising in Wills
Complex affidavits for Grant applications

As we work with both private clients and major financial institutions we are highly experienced in this area.

This expertise, along with a sensitive and understanding approach, makes Irwin Mitchell the ideal partner to help you through what can be a difficult time.

Working With Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell is one of the UK’s most successful and respected law firms. Offering expert legal guidance for individual clients, we are also the law firm of choice for many financial institutions in providing legal services to their customers.

We provide clear, straightforward advice and a professional, proactive service. When needed, we will fight fearlessly to protect your interests and those of your loved ones.

Many legal needs can be met as they arise or planned for in advance. Others are harder to anticipate. Whatever the circumstances, our commitment to our clients is simple - a law firm for life.

Further Information On Our Estate Administration Services

For an initial discussion, with no obligation, call 0870 1500 100 or send us an online enquiry.

Select Related Client Stories

101 Year Old's Wishes Successfully Carried Out

Our client was a lady aged 101. She was a widow with no children, and suffered from hearing loss. Currently residing in residential care, she was unable to visit the offices, and therefore a home visit was arranged.

It was apparent from the initial meeting that the Will was not going to be straightforward. Our client was very conscious of all the people she felt should benefit under her Will. However, she was unable to decide what proportion each beneficiary should get as she wished to be fair and consider the requirements of each beneficiary at the time she died, rather than at the time the Will was drafted.

She had, therefore, decided that she wanted to leave everything to her nephews so that they could decide how to apportion the estate upon her death.

The issues surrounding making outright gifts to people were explained to the client, and she was advised that an option available to her was to consider putting her estate into a trust.

Under a trust she would be able to write a letter of wishes to the Trustees, and she could update this as and when required as circumstances altered. This would avoid several potential issues that would have occurred in the event that the estate was given to her nephews absolutely, for them to follow her wishes.

The client died shortly after the Will was executed. She was in constant communication with her nephews up until the date of her death, and they knew exactly what was required with regards to the distribution of the trust, with the assistance of Irwin Mitchell.

Unfortunately, one of the nephews also died prior to the estate being finalised. In the event that he had received half of his aunt's estate absolutely, as the client initially wished, his share would have fallen under the terms of his Will following his death, and would not been distributed in accordance with our clients wishes.

Name	Location	Job Title	Telephone
Gillian Coverley	Sheffield	Partner	0870 1500 100
Louise Sykes	Sheffield	Partner	0114 2744379
Carol Wells	Sheffield	Associate	0870 1500 100
Rebecca Forder	Sheffield	Other Legal Expert	0114 274 4290