---
type: "Private Professional Role"
title: "Estate practitioner"
description: "Optional or case-dependent solicitor, accountant or probate practitioner role for estate administration."
status: "implemented"
assertion_status: "normalized"
jurisdiction: "profession-and-case-specific"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "govuk-probate-estate"
    title: "Dealing with the estate of someone who's died"
    resource: "https://www.gov.uk/probate-estate"
    author: "organisation:hm-revenue-and-customs"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - id: "scotcourts-confirmation"
    title: "Guide to dealing with a deceased's estate in Scotland"
    resource: "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/dealing-with-a-deceaseds-estate-in-scotland/guide-to-dealing-with-a-deceaseds-estate-in-scotland"
    author: "organisation:scottish-courts-and-tribunals-service"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# Estate practitioner

Professional help can be optional or necessary for a complex, disputed,
intestate, insolvent or cross-border estate. This role neither recommends a
provider nor turns the bundle into legal, tax or beneficiary advice.
