Your situation

Selling an inherited home

Dealing with a house after someone dies is a job nobody asks for. There is probate to get through, a house that may be a long way from where you live, council tax and insurance still running, and relatives who each have a view on what should happen.

We make it simple. One written offer, one completion date that fits around the grant of probate, and we take the house as it stands. You do not have to clear it, tidy it or present it to strangers on a Saturday morning.

Get my offerWritten offer the next working day. No fees, no obligation.
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How we handle it

What happens, step by step.

  1. 01

    Tell us where you are with probate

    Whether you have the grant already, have applied, or have not started. None of those stop us making an offer; they only affect when completion can happen.

  2. 02

    A written offer the next working day

    A firm price and a completion date. If the grant is still weeks away we can exchange contracts once it arrives and complete on a date you choose, or hold the offer open while you wait.

  3. 03

    Leave what you cannot face

    Furniture, boxes in the loft, a garage full of tools. Take what matters to the family and leave the rest. We clear the property after completion at no cost to you.

  4. 04

    Everyone signs, everyone is kept informed

    Where there are several executors or beneficiaries we keep each one updated, so nobody feels decisions are being made without them.

What you will need

  • The death certificate
  • The will, or details of who is administering the estate if there is no will
  • The grant of probate or letters of administration, once issued
  • Photo ID and proof of address for each executor or administrator
  • Any recent valuations obtained for inheritance tax purposes

Do not worry if you cannot find everything. Tell us what you have and we will work out the rest with your solicitor.

Good to know

The things worth knowing before you decide.

  • Inheritance tax and the probate valuation

    The value declared for probate and the price you sell for can differ. A sale below the probate value can sometimes reduce the tax due, and a sale above it can create a capital gains liability. We are not tax advisers, but we will flag it and your solicitor or accountant can advise.

  • You can accept an offer before the grant

    Executors cannot complete a sale until the grant is issued, but they can agree a sale and instruct solicitors. Doing the legal work while you wait means completion can follow quickly once the grant arrives.

Our promise

The same firm offer whatever the situation.

Below open market value, in writing the next working day, with a completion date you choose and the workings shown in the letter. No fees, a deposit paid to you on exchange, legal fees paid with our partner solicitor, and 7 days to change your mind.

See exactly how we price
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Any condition. Any reason.

Questions

Questions about inherited home sales

We can make the offer, agree the price and do most of the legal work. Completion has to wait for the grant of probate or letters of administration, and we set the date around it.

Related

Other situations we handle.

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Find out what we would pay. Three minutes, and it commits you to nothing.

A written offer the next working day, from people you can name.