04-05-13, 01:52 PM
i have a question about the cost of preparing an estate to submit for probate.
basic facts are a firm dealt with the m-i-l estate, sorted out all the jointly owned property etc and charged £6G.
now they are telling us they want £7-10+vat to sort out the f-i-l estate. now by my reckoning they already know about all the properties, so it's just the pensions/cash/savings/vehicles to sort out.
they refuse to pay for 'professional' services ie the surveyor for current property valuation and are holding £3G from the m-i-l estate and are refusing to release the funds to the executors.
is this normal practice or are we being royally shafted by sharks taking advantage at a vulnerable time?
basic facts are a firm dealt with the m-i-l estate, sorted out all the jointly owned property etc and charged £6G.
now they are telling us they want £7-10+vat to sort out the f-i-l estate. now by my reckoning they already know about all the properties, so it's just the pensions/cash/savings/vehicles to sort out.
they refuse to pay for 'professional' services ie the surveyor for current property valuation and are holding £3G from the m-i-l estate and are refusing to release the funds to the executors.
is this normal practice or are we being royally shafted by sharks taking advantage at a vulnerable time?
The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money!