Obtaining Confirmation After A Death, Scotland

What is confirmation and how do I obtain it?

When dealing with a deceased’s estate, you may have been told that you need to obtain ‘confirmation’ before any money and other property, belonging to the deceased, can be released. It is often a bank, building society or insurance company that will ask for this.

‘Confirmation’ is a legal document from the court giving the executor(s) authority to uplift any money or other property belonging to a deceased person from the holder (such as the bank), and to administer and distribute it according to law. An application is lodged with the sheriff court.

Let our experienced probate solicitors deal with this process for you, on average we achieve 80% of all Grant of Confirmation Applications signed by the executor within 6 weeks of instruction.

There are two main types of confirmation in Scotland. These are confirmation for small estates and large estates.

A small estate is defined as being less than £36,000 in total. A large estate is worth more than this. Jones Whyte offers two different confirmation packages:

Fixed Fee Confirmation Service

From £1800 including VAT excluding outlays. This service includes:

If you need help applying for confirmation, call our Probate Solicitors on 0330 175 1234 or fill in the contact form.

Other services from Jones Whyte

Jones Whyte is a trusted and experienced law firm which can help with estate planning and confirmation.

We also have experience in managing your assets in whichever way you choose. Our services include:

Plan your estate with specialist solicitors from Jones Whyte, and ensure your wishes are respected.