Administration of Estates

Nicholson Portnell has a busy Probate Department dedicated to deal with all aspects of the administration of estates and to explain and guide executors and administrators in their roles and duties .

The firm is involved throughout the whole process ;

• giving initial guidance on the terms of a will or the rules of intestacy
• assisting with the valuation of the estate
• handling and advising on Inheritance Tax calculations
• preparing the formal application to the Probate Registry
• gathering in the assets either by sale or transfer
• ascertaining final tax matters
• setting up trusts
• locating beneficiaries and making distributions
• using post-death rearrangements