How long should it take before probate is granted?

plys

If everything is in order, a will exists, and there is no dispute.
Cash, insurance/assurance policies and one property (house).
I have heard anything between two and none months.

coylemj

It depends on which office is handling it and whether it's going through personal probate or via a solicitor - in Smithfield in Dublin for example there's two separate teams involved so the lead time varies and it also depends on which part of the country so state which probate office is involved and whether it's personal probate or not, someone with local knowledge may then answer.

plys

thanks coylemj. It's going through a solicitor, who I gather has already done whatever preparatory work was deemed necessary, and is making the application this week. It's my late grandfather, who lived in Dublin, so I assume the application will be made to the probate office proper, as distinct from the district probate registries.

The reason I'm interested/concerned is because my wife and I are "caretaker" tenants in his house at the moment, expecting a baby in late March, so we would like to get a better understanding of how long we have left in the house before we have to move on.

coylemj

plys wrote: »

thanks coylemj. It's going through a solicitor, who I gather has already done whatever preparatory work was deemed necessary, and is making the application this week. It's my late grandfather, who lived in Dublin, so I assume the application will be made to the probate office proper, as distinct from the district probate registries.

Correct, it will be made to the office in Smithfield. Realistically your solicitor should be able to give you the best estimate for the current lead time for applications made by solicitors in Dublin.