Mrs B was the executor for her Mother. House had been sold long before she died and last years were in a care home. Only assets were cash at the bank and a few shares form building society demutualisations etc. Estate split equally between Mrs B and her surviving sibling.
I did most of the leg work including taking the papers to the Probate Office which at the time was over the road from my London office. She swore the executor's oath at a local solicitor and grant duly issued.
Other than the minor advantage of speaking legalese and having been involved professionally in winding up estates I'd not advantage over the man on the street.
There's a guide here:
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/death-and-wills/
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