Transferring Funds to Solicitor

WYSIWYG

Hi all, my father passed away early this year and the grant of probate has just come through over the last few weeks. I have a solicitor dealing with everything and he said he had some forms for me to fill out to move it all along to the next stage. I got the forms in the post today and I was a little taken aback by one of the forms which asks for my signature to transfer all funds from my fathers accounts into the solicitors account. The solicitor had not mentioned this to me previously hence the shock.

To date I have not seen any figures about what monies are going where (there is a fraction of monies due to another sibling) or indeed how much the solicitors fee is going to be. I do trust my solicitor and he runs a reputable practice but I have to admit I feel a little uncomfortable about this.

Just wondering is this normal operating procedure or is there another way to do it?

Pat Mustard

It is normal for solicitors to gather in the assets so that debts can be paid and the estate can be distributed.

There isn't really another way to do this effectively.

You should ask for a fee estimate if you do not know how much the work is going to cost.