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Probate delays

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By Joseph Austin
| Lexology Verified
Recent government statistics show that the timeliness for issue of grants of representation (mean average) has progressively slipped since the pandemic. Specifically: Grants of probate (80% of all grant applications) - just under 10 weeks in the third quarter of 2019 (i.e. before COVID) to 14 weeks in the last quarter of 2023. Grants of letters of administration (16% of total) – about 11 weeks in the third quarter of 2019 slipping to 16-17 weeks last quarter of 2023.
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Intestacy: increase in the statutory legacy

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By Tom Surr, Joseph Austin
| Lexology Verified
On 5 July 2023, the UK government confirmed that the statutory legacy, the amount which a surviving spouse or civil partner (for simplicity here we will refer to both as ‘Spouse’) is entitled to receive in England and Wales where a person dies intestate (without a valid Will) and leaves children, will be increased. Currently, the sum is £270,000 but this will increase to £322,000 when the new provision comes into force on 26 July 2023. What is the statutory legacy?
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