Letters of Administration?

[M.Cox]

Hi all, I have been told that I have to apply for letters of administration? Any ideas as to how I go about this.
Thanks for any help that you can give me. Mick

[des8]

First of all ascertain for sure if you need (and are qualified) to apply for letters of administration. (https://www.gov.uk/applying-for-probate)

If you do you need to complete form PA1A (https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-is-not-a-will)

[M.Cox]

Thank you. Mick

[M.Cox]

Hi again, Can you put a Caveat on Letters of Administration? Just asking. Mick

[des8]

Entering a caveat will stop an application for any grant of representation for up to 6 months.

[M.Cox]

Thanks for your information, I did ask the Probate Office but they refused to answer my question? Saying that I would have to speak to someone who deals with this sort of thing? Mick

[des8]

The staff are not allowed to give any sort of legal advice & so advise you seek advice elsewhere

[M.Cox]

Hi again, Will I / Can I get my money (Fee) back at any time? Mick

[des8]

It costs £3 to enter a caveat, which you won't recover

If you proceed successfully with an application for letters of administration you will recover your costs from the estate

Are you trying to stop someone else obtaining the grant of administration?

[M.Cox]

Hi no, I just wanted to know if anyone could put a caveat on anybody' s will like could I put a Caveat on: Prince Phillips, will? Mick

[des8]

Ah Ok
Anyone over 18 and living in England or Wales can enter a caveat but must be able to show
either a) an interest (ie entitlement to a share in the estate) in the application:
or b) a contrary interest (ie a different interest from the applicant for a grant).

[M.Cox]

Ok, Thank you. Mick

[Hagalout]

In my experience, the caveator was not required to show his interest in the will or a contrary interest, at least not until he was warned off and he then decided to enter an appearance and tell blatant lies on that official document, causing no end of grief and upset not to mention £6000 further legal costs and then a further 12 months down the line he decided he wanted to remove the caveat by mutual consent, and his solicitor says that all those Costs are pre action costs therefore I am not entitled to recover them. The system is seriously flawed

[des8]

Sorry if I was unclear.
i didn't state the interest had to be shown when lodging the caveat, but that it had to be able to be shown (which is what happens when a warning is issued as Hagalout pointed out)

I agree about the horrendous costs which can easily be incurred if a will is challenged, with or without justification, but how the system could be changed is a challenge that is unlikely to be met (at least in my lifetime )

[Hagalout]

Thanks Des, I wasn't having a go at you, sorry if you thought I was. I just feel the need to share my experience so it that it may help anyone else who might to endure what we have had to go through. I agree nothing is going to change. What gets my goat is the probate office as the OP has said tell you they can't do anything but then when it all comes down to it, it is the Probate Registrar who has the final say in most cases. I actually raised a complaint with the Operations manager at Manchester after having been given wrong info, he wrote me a nice letter back and was helpful enough but said that he had a word with the Registrar and there was nothing they could do, but lo and behold here I am now 3 years down the line waiting for the Registrar to make his decision. So ultimately I feel they could have done something had they listened to my argument. But then again??