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Old 30-10-19, 17:06
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I finally received my grandfather's will yesterday and was disappointed to discover that there wasn't a will as he died intestate. My question is, why was probate necessary, as hardly any of my other relatives left wills, but this one was listed? Is it to do with the value of his estate?
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Someone took on the job of sorting out the estate and applied for grant of letters of administration.

"Who should sort the estate out?
A person who dies without a will is known as ‘dying intestate’.

This can make sorting out their estate a bit more complicated because the law decides who inherits the estate according to certain criteria called ‘intestacy rules’.

If there is a relative or friend who is willing and able to sort out the estate, they can apply for a ‘grant of letters of administration’ - also known as grant of representation, grant of probate, or confirmation (in Scotland).

This grant makes them the ‘administrator’ of the estate and allows them to value the estate, pay any debts and distribute the estate according to the intestacy rules.

Sorting out an estate without a will usually takes more time. So, the sooner you apply for probate, the sooner the you can distribute the estate to heirs.

If there are no surviving relatives, the person’s estate passes to the Crown.

HM Treasury is then responsible for dealing with the estate."

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That hasn't really answered my question. My grandma was the awarded probate and my mother was their only child. When his parents died in 1957, there were no wills, left wither but probate was not needed. Would it have been because grandad owned property (Leasehold) and his parents didn't?
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Presumably it was because the value of his estate was over the cut-off.
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Ok, so not necessarily due to owning property.I hadn't realised that there was a cut off
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