21-02-14, 10:07 AM
When my dad died 3 years ago, I did it all myself. The house stayed in my dads name during the sale, I only used a local solicitors for the house sale conveyancing , it helps a lot if your local solicitor is on first name terms with your choosen local estate agent. Banks don't do anything for free.The council/ tax office are very helpful and don't charge anything. The current inheritance tax threshhold is £ 325 k , that covers the entire estate, car, house, savings etc.
Old enough to know better