Who can help with estate administration in Islington ?

Wills usually have bequests to family members. A judge must ensure that the will contains the last wishes of the deceased. ‘Proving’ the will is called probate. Before 1858, the executor or executrix registered the will in the relevant ecclesiastical court. Up to 1858, will registers for the Prerogatives Courts of Canterbury are at The National Archives and those for York are at the Borthwick Institute, York. After 1858 all wills were registered at a Central Court of Probate.

Now they are registered at the Principal Probate Registry. You can get copies of wills from the Principal Probate Registry, London. Wills registered in local diocesan courts are at the relevant county or diocesan record office. There is no Islington Probate  Registry.

Wills can help you find names of relatives and friends of the deceased and determine their relationships, but some people may be omitted from a will.

In dealing with a probate in Islington some might find information at the following organisation helpful:

Islington Central Reference Library
2 Fieldway Crescent, London N5 1PF
E centralref.library@islington.gov.uk
T 020 7527 6931
F 020 7527 6939
W www.islington.gov.uk/libraries

There are a number of departments that can help with probate in Islington. The Islington Probate and Inheritance Tax Helpline is : 0845 30 20 900  For more information you can also contact the Islington Probate Team at Fridays. Our probate services also extend to the administration of estates which, without the back-up of legal knowledge, can be time consuming and often very confusing. The Fridaysmove Team will ensure that this process is handled professionally and efficiently, and is provided at a significantly lower cost than the equivalent services offered by banks and other similar organisations.