Probate (uncontested)
Our specialised probate team
Ratna and co has over 30 years of experience in delivering high quality work in all matters relating to wills and probate. We have two members of the team who may work on your matter. Regardless of who works on your matter, they will be supervised by Mrs Kulanayaki Ratnapalan, Senior Partner and Head of firm.
Kulanayaki Ratnapalan- Solicitor and senior partner
Mrs Ratna was admitted as a solicitor in 1989 after which she established this firm, becoming a Partner in the firm at the same time. She has more than 30 years experience in private client work, specialising in wills and probate. Mrs Ratna has been working in this area since she qualified and has helped thousands of families and individuals. She has been the Senior Partner at Ratna and co Solicitors since its inception and has developed a loyal client base and leads our East Ham office. Nominated by staff for law society’s excellence awards Mrs Ratna heads our Civil Litigation, Immigration, Property and Probate teams and is the Firm’s Compliance Officer for Legal Practice.
Sabiha Jawad-Associate
Sabiha joined the firm in September 2011 as paralegal and qualified as a Chartered legal executive in December 2015. She was appointed as an associate in January 2012. Having achieved distinction in this area of law whilst studying with the Chartered Institute Of Legal Executives, Sabiha specialises in all matters pertaining to the private client department including Will writing, advising on Lasting Powers of Attorney and matters with regards to the Court of Protection. She has gained significant experience in this area, successfully advising on more than 200 probate and estate matters since qualifying. Her language skills of speaking Urdu, Punjabi & Hindi has assisted with helping many of our local clients.
Whether you are an Executor, personal representative or a beneficiary, Ratna and co Solicitors can deal with the grant of probate of both testate (Will) and intestate (no Will) estates.
We can assist you in obtaining grants of probate or letters of administration and also provide further services, such as selling property during estate administration and liaising with the beneficiaries.
Fee Information, Stages of a Transaction and Timescales
For information about our average fees, likely disbursement costs, and other details related to an Application for a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration — such as timescales and stages of a transaction—please click on the link below: