Does a personal representative with power reserved need to be named in a contract for sale?
I’m administering an estate. One personal representative is named in the grant and the other two have power reserved. I’m preparing a contract for sale. Do the individuals with power reserved need to be named?
No, only proving personal representatives need to be named in the contract and purchase deed.
Where there is a single proving personal representative, they can act solely in this capacity.
You should supply the buyer’s solicitor with a sealed or certified copy of the grant of representation to enable them to verify the names of the proving personal representatives.
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