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The Role of Relationships in the Probate World

Corin Holness discusses why building a network of trusted partners is beneficial for all stakeholders in complex probate matters.

Corin Holness, Corporate Relationship Director

Unlocking value in complex probate matters

At Probate.Auction, we know that relationships drive results. Probate is complex—combining legal, financial, and emotional pressures—and the right connections make the process smoother for families, professionals, and charities alike.

We work closely with executors, solicitors, legacy managers, and beneficiaries, building partnerships with organisations such as The Institute of Legacy Management (ILM), The Law Society, Today’s Wills & Probate, and financial institutions like Together. These aren’t just affiliations; they’re collaborations that help us simplify and strengthen the probate property journey.

Our partnerships are carefully chosen and mutually beneficial. We share our expertise and experience with trusted organisations, and in return gain valuable insight, networks, and specialist knowledge. As a business, we are also focused on growth and profitability—but these benefits extend far beyond us. When our model succeeds, so do our partners, clients, buyers, and sellers. More efficient transactions mean executors and solicitors save time, charities receive more funding, buyers gain transparency, and sellers achieve certainty and value.

The Institute of Legacy Management (ILM)

Our corporate partnership with the ILM reflects our commitment to the legacy sector. As a corporate partner, we work closely with legacy professionals to ensure that inherited properties are not liabilities, but opportunities, delivering funds quickly and securely to the causes that matter most. Auctions offer speed, certainty, and transparency, and our model ensures that charities receive every pound possible, with no upfront costs or delays.

The Law Society

With The Law Society, we help solicitors navigate probate sales more effectively. Our auction process eliminates fall-throughs, gazundering, and drawn-out chains, issues that can damage reputations and delay outcomes. By offering a legally binding sale at the fall of the hammer, we give legal professionals a reliable route to completion, often outperforming traditional estate agents in both speed and value.

Today’s Wills and Probate

Through Today’s Wills & Probate, we share case studies and insights with the legal community, challenging outdated views of auctions and showing how they can unlock value, particularly with unmodernised or complex properties. Media partnerships help us share innovations with the broader legal and estate planning community.

Charities

We are especially proud of our work with charities. Legacy teams often face the challenge of managing difficult properties with limited resources. We provide a straightforward, cost-free solution that turns potential liabilities into assets that deliver maximum benefit.

Alongside charities, we partner with law firms, estate planners, and financial institutions like Together to deliver joined-up solutions. This ensures every party—executor, solicitor, lender, buyer, or seller—is supported throughout.

I am one of two dedicated relationship managers; as Corporate Relationship Director, my role is to build and nurture partnerships with law firms, executors, estate managers and corporate partners. My colleague Daniel Marsden, Head of Partnerships, works closely with professional advisors and charity legacy teams to ensure smooth and effective property disposals. We are constantly growing our network and building new relationships to benefit all.

Probate.Auction is about more than property sales. It’s about building trusted, reciprocal partnerships that make the probate journey smoother, deliver better outcomes for every stakeholder, and create the growth that allows us—and everyone we work with—to thrive.

Could we help you?

Email corin@probate.auction or dan@probate.auction if you’d like to discuss opportunities with us.

Who we work with:

Executors, Administrators, Solicitors and the Family and Beneficiaries of the Deceased.