Probate

Valuing house contents for probate, what HM Revenue and Customs expects, and how to clear a house without giving away the two things in it that were worth something.

Rolltop desk by David Roentgen, about 1776

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Probate valuation of house contents: what HMRC expects

The executor has to put a figure on everything in the house. Here is what the figure means, when a professional is needed, and the mistakes that cost estates money.

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Sale prices

Recent probate sale prices

Hammer, excluding premium.

Date	Object	Saleroom	Estimate	Hammer
29 May 2026	Contents of a Sussex farmhouse: furniture, pictures and effects, 42 lots Lot 1 to 42	Sussex	£4,000 to £6,000	£7,300

Hammer is the winning bid before the buyer's premium. Figures are illustrative until partner salerooms supply live results.All price records →