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Probate clearance London

Probate and bereavement clearance in London respectful, on executor instruction, sale-ready.

Estate clearances carried out across all 33 London boroughs on the instruction of the named executor, administrator or next of kin, never on a hunch of who is in charge. We search the property for wills, deeds and paperwork before anything is cleared, agree a retention list in writing, and hand the property back cleaned and photographed to the standard most estate agents expect before marketing a probate sale.

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  • One-bed flats from £520, full houses from £980, retained items boxed at £12 a box
  • Dedicated document search for wills, deeds and paperwork before general clearance begins
  • Only carried out on confirmed executor, administrator or next of kin authority
  • Sale-ready deep clean and dated photographic handover for the estate agent or solicitor
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Hello Services clearance crew removing household contents from a property
Hello Services crew clearing the contents of a flat for a customer
One-bed flat from
£520One-bed flat from
Typical lead time
3–5 daysTypical lead time
Boroughs covered
33Boroughs covered
Authority required
WrittenAuthority required

London pricing

London probate clearance prices.

Probate clearance is priced against the volume of contents and how much sorting the property needs before disposal, since a home a family has already partly sorted clears far faster than one where every drawer still has to be checked for documents.
London probate and bereavement clearance prices by scope
JobLondon fromTypical timeWhy the London price differs
One-bed flat, full contents£5201 dayA complete clear with an itemised retention list, priced by volume once the executor confirms what is kept, sold or donated.
Two/three-bed house, full contents£9801–2 daysA larger property holds a lifetime of possessions, and sorting for the family before loading takes longer than a house clearance for a move.
Retained items packed and stored, per box£12includedItems the family wants to keep are boxed and labelled separately rather than mixed into the load for disposal.
Document and paperwork search, per visit£1502–3 hrsA dedicated pass through drawers, files and furniture for wills, deeds and photographs before general clearance begins.
Donation and valuation liaison, per item£40by arrangementItems of possible value are held aside and referred to a valuer or charity the family nominates.
Sale-ready clean and photograph handover£3204–6 hrsA deep clean and dated photographs once the property is empty, which most estate agents ask for before marketing.

Prices include VAT. We only act on confirmed authority from the occupant, family or executor, and we agree the pace and schedule with them before a date is booked rather than fitting the job to a fixed daily rate.

Working in London

What a London probate sale timeline needs.

A probate clearance in London usually has a solicitor, an executor and an estate agent all waiting on the same date, and the property itself often comes with its own paperwork tail.

Authority is checked before anything else

We ask for probate, a grant of letters of administration or written next of kin authority before booking a visit, because a clearance carried out on the wrong person's instruction can create real problems for an estate later. Where probate has not yet been granted, we can still search for and secure documents on written family instruction while contents removal waits.

For jointly owned or contested estates, we take instruction only where all named executors have agreed in writing, rather than acting on the word of whoever happens to have a key.

Ex-council flats carry their own paperwork

A large share of London's older flats were bought under right to buy and now sit inside a leasehold structure with a managing agent, service charge account and sometimes an outstanding major-works notice. Clearing the contents does not close any of that out, so we flag anything we find to the executor or solicitor rather than assuming someone else is handling it.

Sale timelines set the schedule

Where a property is going straight to market, the estate agent will usually want it cleared, cleaned and photographed within a set window rather than left to a convenient date. We plan the document search and the retention decisions early, precisely so the physical clearance itself does not become the bottleneck on the sale.

Bulky waste bookings need the account holder's name

London councils will generally only discuss a deceased person's council tax account, or take a bulky waste booking against the property, from the named executor. Where that verification has not been done in advance, it is the single most common reason a probate clearance date slips.

How it works

Three steps and a written price.

Booking probate and bereavement clearance in london takes three steps — you get a fixed written figure before anyone is sent, and the price on the page is the price on the invoice.
  1. 1

    Tell us the postcode and the job

    Send photographs or a short video with your London postcode. It takes a couple of minutes and there is nothing to pay to ask.

  2. 2

    Get a fixed written price

    We come back with one figure for probate and bereavement clearance in london — ULEZ, the Congestion Charge and disposal or materials already inside it, with any council permit shown at cost.

  3. 3

    Book the slot that suits you

    Pick a morning or afternoon window, including evenings and weekends. You get a named team, a text before arrival and paperwork on completion.

Related

Other London residential clearances.

A probate instruction often needs more than one service. All of it can be booked on a single, executor-approved account.

House clearance

Full property clears with a same-day quote and a fixed price.

From £280

Furniture disposal

Sofas, wardrobes and bulky items removed and recycled where possible.

From £60

Deep clean handover

Sale-ready deep clean once the property has been cleared.

From £320

Rubbish disposal

Mixed loads collected by volume with a same-day waste transfer note.

From £45

Hoarder clearance

Discreet, at-your-pace clearance for a severely affected property.

From £240

All clearance services

Every clearance we run, with national rates and coverage.

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Coverage

Probate clearance in every London borough.

Executor-instructed clearance across all 33 boroughs and 329 named areas. The 8 boroughs inside the Congestion Charge zone are quoted with that cost shown as its own line on the written estimate.

Key areas, one per borough

Each links straight to the local page with its own access notes, parking and prices.

London questions

London probate clearance questions.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions.

  • How much does probate clearance cost in London?

    A one-bed flat starts at £520 and a two- or three-bedroom house at £980. Boxing retained items is £12 a box, a document search £150 and a sale-ready clean and photograph handover £320. All prices include VAT.

  • Do you need to see the grant of probate before starting?

    We ask for probate, letters of administration or written next of kin authority before booking a visit. Where probate has not yet been granted, we can still secure documents on written family instruction while the full clearance waits.

  • What happens if we find a will or bank paperwork during the clear?

    Anything found during our dedicated document search is set aside unopened and returned directly to the executor or their solicitor, never disposed of with general contents.

  • Can you value the contents for probate?

    No. We are not valuers, but we hold aside anything of possible value and refer it to a professional valuer or a charity the family nominates, rather than clearing it with everything else.

  • Can you work to our estate agent's sale timeline?

    Yes. We plan the document search and retention decisions early specifically so the physical clearance does not become the reason a marketing date slips, and we hand over dated photographs the agent can use straight away.

  • Do you clear ex-council or ex-right-to-buy flats?

    Yes, regularly. We flag any outstanding service charge, managing agent notice or major-works correspondence we find to the executor or solicitor, since clearing the contents does not close those accounts.

  • How quickly can you start?

    Three to five working days once authority and the retention list are confirmed. Where the family has already sorted personal items, we can often move faster.

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Get a probate clearance quote

Send the property details and confirmation of executor authority — we will come back with a written price and a document search plan before anything is cleared.

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No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.

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