Property Giraffe

Our aim is to make solving your property problems easy and fun – watch out for our giraffe jokes, they might involve a tall story! Even with more depressing subjects like mortgage arrears or repossession, divorce or probate , we aim to provide easy to use access to the information you need. Property Giraffe was established by a group of three experienced property investors, as a way of sharing knowledge – in fact, giving you the benefit of our experience, letting you in on all the info we’ve collected over the years – and wished we knew when we started out! If there is anything you would like help with please get in touch with us on the ‘Contact’ form page, it’s surprising what you don’t know until you ask!

In the midst of bereavement, it can be hard to sort out a loved one’s financial affairs.  So what is probate?  Here we will try to point you in the right direction and help, providing a helpful and sympathetic approach to dealing with all of the necessary paperwork.  The probate process can be lengthy, complex and time consuming, averaging nine months to one year, which of course increases worry for many people who are trying to deal with their own grief, whilst coming to terms with a sudden change of circumstances and trying to get used to life with the absence of a loved one. Following a death a doctor will usually issue the required ‘death certificate’.  This is an important document that will help get the probate process moving, so keep it safe and don’t lose it. It is the process of dealing with the estate of someone who has passed away, which generally means clearing their debts and distributing their assets in accordance with their wishes previously written i...