Probate house clearance
A clearance carried out for an estate, timed around the valuation and the sale rather than around the family.
What this covers
The order that protects the estate is: value, then remove anything the family is keeping, then clear. A firm used to probate work will expect an inventory and will handle documents and photographs rather than treating everything as waste.
Common questions
- Should the house be cleared before the grant?
- Items can be removed and stored, but nothing of value should be sold before the grant, because until it issues nobody has authority to dispose of estate assets.
Related
Part of probate house clearance. Every figure on this site comes from the published fee dataset.