Probate property sale in Durham

We handle the conveyancing when executors or administrators sell a property from an estate in Durham: the contract pack, the buyer's enquiries, exchange and completion. Timing is agreed with the executors, the buyer and the buyer's lender.

An estate property in Durham can be marketed before the grant of probate or letters of administration is issued, but the sale cannot complete without it. Executors may exchange contracts before the grant, with completion waiting for it; administrators may not exchange until the grant issues. Timing is agreed with the executors, the buyer and the buyer's lender.

We prepare the sale pack, flag the empty-property practicalities the executors need to deal with (insurance conditions, utilities, council tax with Durham County Council), and keep the buyer's conveyancer moving throughout.