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Help for Executors in gaining Probate. Free Guide

I get asked quite a lot about what to do when someone dies and you have been nominated as an executor. Now I am not a Probate Lawyer, I write Wills which is a totally different process and skill set. For most estates the process is quite straight forward and I have listed the duties of an executor in another post.

This week a friend of mines father died quite suddenly. He immediately thought of me when he wasn’t sure what to do. His mother was obviously distraught and he and his brother were trying to sort things out. I talked him through the basics of what to do the first being to contact the probate office to get the process going. I then realised that I already had all the information he required in an excellent book that the Government have written.

The book is called What to do After Death in England and Wales. It breaks down into manageable chunks the actions you need to take as an Executor. There are checklists and lots of useful information. The book is written in plain English and leads you through the process so that everyone can follow it.

Feel free to download the Book here. What to do after death in England and Wales