My mother passed away in January. My brother is executor of the will and along with my sister, we are the 3 beneficiaries. We wish to sell her house and have read conflicting information about whether we need to apply for probate. The conveyancer seemed to say we didn’t need to- just transfer the house into the executor’s name. So my questions are:
1) Can the house be transferred into the executor’s name and sold without probate, just on the basis of the will?
2) If it is transferred solely into the executors name and sold in his name, and there is no probate, is he still legally required to distribute the proceeds equally as stated in the will? The conveyancer told him it is much quicker and cheaper to transfer into one name rather than all three beneficiaries. Is this true or could the executor be being sneaky?
3) if it is allowed, how does one change the name on the title
Thanks in advance for your insights.
1) Can the house be transferred into the executor’s name and sold without probate, just on the basis of the will?
2) If it is transferred solely into the executors name and sold in his name, and there is no probate, is he still legally required to distribute the proceeds equally as stated in the will? The conveyancer told him it is much quicker and cheaper to transfer into one name rather than all three beneficiaries. Is this true or could the executor be being sneaky?
3) if it is allowed, how does one change the name on the title
Thanks in advance for your insights.