Probate administration "almost always needed"

Probate administration is essential in the vast majority of cases, according to an expert.

One query related to wills and probate came from a Daily Mail reader, who asked columnist Margaret Stone to clarify the rules surrounding inheritance.

She revealed probate administration "is almost always needed" when the deceased has left a minimum of £5,000 in either savings, stocks, shares, property or land held in their own name or as tenants in common, indicating the majority of Britons could benefit from the help of a probate attorney.

Free will-writing advice might support individuals when drawing up a testament, ensuring affairs are left in order and there are no problems for loved ones to deal with in the difficult time after a person has passed away.

And probate beneficiaries may be surprised to hear one-in-seven UK citizens dies without making a will, as legal expert Sue Medder and businessman Sir Gerry Robinson recently told BBC Breakfast while drawing up a testament may be an emotional experience, it is crucial to "avoid heartache and distress".

Published by Tessa Jones