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In appropriate cases the Court can order an Executor to provide an Inventory and Account which is in effect a statement on oath setting out full details of the Estate and a Court can order that the costs of such an application be paid by an Executor personally.

If estate accounts are withheld or are incomplete, a beneficiary can apply to the Probate Registry for an “inventory and account”, which obliges the personal representatives to provide the relevant information. On most occasions, receiving a court summons is sufficient to get the personal representatives to comply.

In any dealings regarding the property all the joint owners must act together as a single owner. To value the deceased person's share, simply divide the total value of the property by the number of joint owners, including the deceased person, before the death.

Most valuators will charge you a fee, which is usually between 1-5% of the overall property value — so what you end up paying will depend largely on the size and worth of the property.

Generally speaking, the only people who are entitled to see Estate Accounts during Probate are the Residuary Beneficiaries of the Estate.

For probate purposes, the house's value is defined as its open market value, which is what the property might reasonably fetch if it was sold on the open market to a (willing) buyer on the date of transfer.

When somebody dies, probate must be granted so that the estate can be divided among beneficiaries in ance with their will. However, before this can happen, the value of property, assets and belongings that form the estate, together with any debts or liabilities, must be calculated and reported to HMRC.

Valuing Personal Possessions for Probate In general terms, when valuing assets for probate purposes, the appropriate valuation is the 'open market value'. The value for which they could be sold if a bargain were made between a willing buyer and a willing seller.