#12921536, By Bazooklad Advice on house hunting

Bazooklad 22 Jun 2021 14:02:24 159 posts
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Armoured_Bear wrote:
I'm going to be selling my late dad's flat soon, once Confirmation (Probate in England) comes through. I've already had valuations from a couple of estate agents who say it'll go very easily the way the market is just now.
On the face of it, it should be simple, there is none of the things that can complicate stuff such as mortgages, moving into somewhere else etc.
I need to empty the last things out of it, clean it and hand it over to the estate agent.

Am I being incredibly naive?

Not so much as long as your daad's estate is fairly simple. Meaning not too many financial overhamgs to tie up, such as pensions, life insurance etc. Plus all of the normal house selling guff, surveys etc.

My friends mother has been made executor of their estate last year and the flat owned has been sold subject to contract. Probate is still waiting to be granted. Which is looking like a six month wait from when the solicitor puts a request into the courts.

Plus solicitors fees - fuck me I choose the wrong profession.

Edited by Bazooklad at 14:10:03 22-06-2021