Are you administering an estate where there is no Will or no known next of kin?

If you’ve become aware of an estate where no Will has been left and there are no known next of kin, you’ll need to search for a suitable Administrator or refer the estate to the Government Legal Department.

Before considering referring an estate to the Government Legal Department and missing out on the commercial opportunity, it is worthwhile establishing whether there are next of kin with a prior claim to the Crown and give yourself the opportunity to administer the estate.

Instruct us with 100% no risk

Our Administrator Search service is designed for solicitors that become aware of a death where no Will has been left and there are no known next of kin. We will conduct all of the work required to locate a relative who is willing and able to act as a Personal Representative, giving you the opportunity to then administer the estate. 95% of the potential Administrators we locate, go on to instruct our client.

This service is offered with 100% no risk. If we can’t find a Personal Representative who is willing to instruct you to administer the estate, then there is no fee to pay.

Case study: Identifying the sole heir to a £250,000 estate

We recently helped our solicitor client identify the sole heir to a £250,000 estate. Our client wasn’t in touch with any next of kin so they didn’t have anyone to instruct them to administer the estate. We conducted our research and identified a nephew. He then went on to instruct our client to carry out the estate administration, and we only invoiced for our time spent once the Grant of Probate was obtained.

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