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Confirm authority to sell
The position depends on the estate, the ownership structure and the stage of administration. Executors should obtain advice from their probate solicitor before committing to a transaction.
Selling an inherited property
A considered route from inheritance and property preparation to marketing and completion.
Hermens Property · London and Surrey
Practical, considered property support
Our role is to help executors make informed decisions about the property, its condition and the work needed before a sale or handover. Every instruction is tailored to the property, with contractor costs and any Hermens coordination fee explained before work is authorised.
02
Decide what to do with the contents
Record items beneficiaries wish to retain, and agree in writing what may be cleared before instructing disposal or refurbishment.
03
Plan the sale around condition
Sometimes modest cleaning and repair works improve presentation. Sometimes a property is better marketed in its existing condition. Hermens can explain the options and likely buyer audience.
04
Leasehold and inherited flats
For flats, service charge information, lease length, management packs and major works may affect timing and buyer appetite.
What happens next?
Tell us the address, who is authorised to instruct work and what needs attention. We can discuss the relevant services and agree a sensible sequence, whether you need one quotation or coordinated preparation for a sale.
Hermens provides property-related services, not probate legal advice, reserved probate work or legal estate administration. Where a formal tax valuation, regulated advice or specialist work is needed, an appropriately qualified independent professional should be appointed.
Related probate property guidance
Probate property valuationsUnderstand the property's likely sale price and what valuation evidence the estate may need.Probate house cleaningFrom a vacant home to one ready for inspection, marketing or handover.Empty probate property managementPractical oversight of an empty inherited home while decisions and estate arrangements continue.Probate property services for executorsOne point of contact for practical property matters, without taking over legal estate administration.