UK Find-a-Will charges

[carol8353]

And another one from me too....

I still have one outstanding which was due 2nd Aug.

But patience is a virtue!!!

Carol

[rosie99]

A well said from me too.  . As someone has already said those ordering large numbers of wills have caused this temporary problem. 

It is not as though the Probate office made a big thing of the launch of the lower price that was done by family history magazines and rootschat.

[sandiep]

as said patience is a virtue and my first will arrived today was due 7th Aug but at £1.50 I am happy bunny
sandie

[Tom 23]

Good Evening,
I have ordered two wills in the past (at full price) and have been disappointed on both counts as all I got basically was the same information as in the free to view index, which put me off ordering anymore.
Was I just unlucky, are you receiving like actual inventories of estate for your relatives etc which is the kind of info I was hoping to get?
Thanks

[groom]

You have to be careful and make sure that you read what it is you are ordering.

The ones that actually contain a will  say - ‘Probate’ or ‘Grant and Will’ or Admon with Will’ or ‘Grant and Will’. If it just says ‘Administration (Admon) or Grant’ it doesn't contain a will, then you get hardly any information. The ones I've ordered in the past have told me who has inherited the house and contents and money. They have also contained addresses for the heirs.

[Tom 23]

That is very helpful, time to revisit my family interests indexes!

Thank you

Update - I have just checked one of the indexes of the two I originally purchased and it does say ‘Probate’ but all I got was basically the index info, so seems to be an element of luck what is there for some.

[sandiep]

the will I have just received was only 2 pages I the administration and other the will which had been written by the deceased herself and one of the witnesses turned out to be my late mother in law so that was a bonus . there was no inventory but just who should have the insurance policys and see to the funeral arrangements but it was certainly worth the £1.50

[Tickettyboo]

Good Evening,
I have ordered two wills in the past (at full price) and have been disappointed on both counts as all I got basically was the same information as in the free to view index, which put me off ordering anymore.
Was I just unlucky, are you receiving like actual inventories of estate for your relatives etc which is the kind of info I was hoping to get?
Thanks

In my experience though Scottish Wills I have had copies of include an inventory, wills in England and Wales do not. The best you will get is, if its marked as Probate, is a copy of the will which may be quite complex or very simple - it all depends on what the deceased wanted it to say/ had to leave plus a copy of the grant of admin which shows who was granted administration of the estate.
I have had some E & W wills which have been enormously helpful to my research and some which just basically said I leave everything to my wife.
For £1.50 its a reasonable gamble.

My OH has carried out the Probate process a couple of times in the last few years. Though he has kept detailed accounts (and provided copies to the beneficiaries prior to settling the estate) they were not requested during the probate process, though details of the assets were, obviously, provided to HMRC as part of the assessment for Inheritance Tax.
As far as I know the assets info provided to HMRC is not part of the publically available information (though I could be wrong).

Boo


 

[Tom 23]

I totally agree at £1.50 it’s a no brainer well worth the gamble.