What is a Grant of Representation?
A grant of representation is a legal document issued by the Court. It allows the person named in it to legally handle the deceased persons’ assets and estate. This can include property sales, collection of money from banks and building societies to pay off any debts and to distribute the estate between beneficiaries.
There are three types of grant of representation:
Probate: granted to the executors named in the Will
Letter of Administration (with a Will): granted to someone other than an executor when the deceased left a valid Will.
Letters of Administration: granted when the deceased did not leave a Will.
All these documents give the same authority to administer an estate.
For more information, contact The Probate Bureau on 0800 028 2837 or email info@probatebureau.com
It’s good to see some clarification on some of these matters. Although we are trying to make more people aware of the reasons that they should write a Will, the grant of probate is a different matter altogether.
While this subject can be very touchy for most people, my opinion is that there has to be a middle or common ground that we all can find. I do appreciate that youve added relevant and intelligent commentary here though. Thank you!