Probate necessary??

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Hi. I'm hearing very conflicting things regarding my situation so all advice is greatly appreciated.

I've lived with my dad for the past 20 years. He has passed and left a will. I am the sole beneficiary and the executor. I have no siblings.

There is no money involved in the estate but there is the family home.

Does it need to go through probate? If so can I do the process of probate myself?

Is it a case of simply getting the house changed to my name? How do I this?

Thanks in advance
 
Probate is necessary to give you the authority to register the house in your name.

Applying for probate yourself is a little tricky but perfectly manageable. Saves thousands.
 
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Yes, you will need to go through probate and also probably as part of that get a tax clearance certificate on your fathers affairs. If all he had was a state pension and no savings or investments, that should be straightforward enough.
End to end and depending on where you live in the country, it could take ballpark a year to be completed.
 

The information in the above link should help inform the OP about the process, and whether they feel they can or should do it themselves as a personal applicant.

Having been a personal applicant myself in the past I would recommend it whilst acknowledging that it isn't for everyone either.
 
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