Advice on Grant without will search

[congletonian]

Not sure if this is the right place but wonder if anyone knows about what details are on a grant without will . My father in law died in 2002 and I did a search on probate and found that my now late mother in law received a grant as my father in law did not have a will . I know that all his assets passed to my mother in law as I helped her with the admin at the time . We wondered if we buy a copy of the grant what details will it show ? Sadly my husband has begun the process of applying for probate for my mother in law as he is executor of her will . The IHT form to transfer my late father in law' s nil rate band to my mother in law has a space for what assets did the first deceased of the couple leave . We have no idea as once my mother in law had the grant she was able to just transfer funds herself and there is no paperwork from this .
I just thought someone might have some experience of this

Thanks for looking
Liz

[Olde Crone Holden]

The grant won't show anything unfortunately, other than a "less than" (inheritance tax threshold at the time) amount. The grant is just a piece of paper giving someone permission to administer an estate.

OC

[congletonian]

Thanks for that OC .It will help if it just says the amount was below the nil rate band which weare sure was the case .
Liz

[Uncle John]

Apropos of nothing, I'm doing a mass shredding prior to moving house. I've just found my father's will and probate (1997), which I think I'll keep. The pile of papers relating to house and land sale is now shredded.

[congletonian]

Amazing how much sorting has to be done when you move house . My late dad was a police officer and we moved house every time he was promoted so that was at least 5 times ! I think some things were lost on each move . Either that or our parents took it as an opportunity to have a ruthless sort out of our stuff .
Good luck with your move
Liz

[Uncle John]

I've now found a big box of maternal family photos that I rescued from my father's house and stuck in the loft 20 years ago. The only reliable informant would be my mother, who died in 1980.