Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray
2023-01-28
Quality fast and reliable service with a cracking bunch of lads definitely recommended
Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
2021-09-14
Contracted this company to clear the flat of my deceased mother. Two young guys cleared EVERYTHING out of the rented property, including furniture, carpets, ornaments, white goods and food/household products, politely, efficiently, and respectfully. Excellent service.
Charles winter
Charles winter
2021-05-21
The guys from Northern House Clearance have just cleared a house for me in Scotland. The house was packed not only with a lifetimes worth of memories, but all the clutter that goes with it. Within 2 days it was emptied down to the floorboards. A great job from a good team of lads. Highly recommended.
Graeme hatton
Graeme hatton
2021-02-24
An excellent 5 star service. Firstly the compassion shown due to the circumstances which resulted in having to use their services, not just on the phone but by the team who arrived, on time, to perform the job. Above all a friendly attitude goes a long way in stressful times. Professional from the start to the end of the day and due to the amount of clutter a second day was needed. I could not believe how much was cleared in just one day, it was as if the clutter had it's own clutter to clear. Hope that I never need to use them again, but if I have to clear another property they will be the only people that I call. Highly recommend them. G.Hatton. Cheshire.
Lorna Hamilton
Lorna Hamilton
2021-02-05
Fantastic service. Highly recommend. The team was so helpful.
Richard Foster
Richard Foster
2020-11-26
The guys from Northern house clearing cleared my deceased brothers house which was in a state. They were very discrete and great guys very understanding at such a sad time. Great job guys thank you.
Xiu Yun Chen
Xiu Yun Chen
2020-11-25
This is a good company would highly recommend these guys. Very efficent and helpful.
Laura
Laura
2020-11-05
Highly recommended. From my initial enquiry I found them to be efficient and professional and was given an immediate quote. On the day the guys arrived promptly and were friendly, helpful and thorough. I would not hesitate to use this company again and I would recommend to others. I felt in good hands and I, m very happy with the service I received.
Ruth Lawrence
Ruth Lawrence
2020-08-22
The team arrived bang on time and began work immediately. They continued for five solid days and completed the entire clearance of my late uncles house, which was a case of extreme hoarding over many decades. They even removed carpets, curtains and swept up so the house was ready for sale. They were exeptionally hard working, polite and charged a reasonable price for this incredibly difficult job. Terrific service, absolutely recommended.
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Probate Valuation Of Chattels: Grant of Confirmation

In Scotland, the laws and procedures pertaining to probate are significantly different from the rest of the United Kingdom.

In the case of a person’s death, all their assets including bank and building society accounts are automatically frozen; this is regardless of whether they left a will or not.

In the case that the person left a will, the Executors appointed in the will have to apply to the Commissary Department of the Sheriff Court local to the area in which the deceased resided at the time of death for a document called “The Grant of Confirmation”, which is the Scottish equivalent of probate. The document allows the appointed Executors to administer all of the deceased’s property and assets.

It should be noted that in Scotland, male Executors are referred to as Executor-datives, and females as Executrix-datives.

When applying for the grant, the Executors will have to provide a valuation of the deceased’s assets. Confirmation will not be granted until all or part of the applicable Inheritance Tax has been settled.

Once Confirmation is granted, the Executors will be able to unfreeze the assets and distribute them in accordance to the wishes set out by the deceased in the Will.

When is confirmation not required?

In some cases the wealth of the deceased can be distributed immediately. The Executors would not require Confirmation, if the deceased’s assets were held in joint names with their spouse, or if the person’s bank or building society allows to withdraw and distribute the money without seeing the Grant of Confirmation. Normally, that would only be the case if the total value of the estate is less than £30,000.

Valuation of the Estate

Normally, it is advisable to appoint a solicitor when dealing with large or complicated estate. However, certain details of the deceased’s property can be collected by the Executor, these include but not are limited to:

Buildings, houses, land
Cars, motorcycles
Savings accounts
Life insurance policies
Personal possessions
Jewellery
Any other item which is valuable and can be transferred to another person

Assets and items that the deceased has given away in the last seven years of their life must also be taken into account during valuation. The liabilities in this category may include:

Outstanding mortgage
Outstanding bills
Funeral expenses can also be included in this category.

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