If you are not leaving behind any assets which must be transferred with a Grant of Representation, your Executor can simply distribute your assets after your death in accordance with the wishes expressed in your Will, without any formality or procedure.

If however, at the date of your death, you have title in your name to any vehicles, land, financial accounts or insurance policies (without joint holders or named beneficiaries), your Executor must retain the services of a lawyer or a firm like EQ. This is because title to these assets are registered in a public registry like the Licensing Office, Land Registry or at a Banking Institution or Insurance Company. These institutions all require to see the Grant of Probate, in addition to the Will, before they will change the ownership of the asset from your name to that of your intended beneficiary.