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Inheritance & Probate Loans for Brokers

For beneficiaries and executors who need funds before an estate is realised, an inheritance bridging loan can release up to 50% of the future inheritance within days.

Whether funds are needed to cover an inheritance tax bill, fund repairs on a property before a sale, pay legal fees, or simply support your client through the probate process, we keep things straightforward.

With access to exclusive and market-leading rates, we’ll confirm what is realistic and move quickly. We’re clever like that.

What Makes Us So Clever?

Inheritance and executor funding needs to be both speedy and structured, so we will sense-check the estate position early and confirm the likely loan size (up to 50% of the inheritance).

Rest assured, we can handle the details so your client can access their funds without delays or any unnecessary back and forth.

Inheritance/ Executor Bridging Loan Criteria Overview

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How Clever Lending Handles an Inheritance/ Executor Loan Case

Typical Timings: Probate can take months and, in some cases, well over a year, which is exactly why inheritance bridging exists.

If documents are available upfront, funds can often be released within days.

Same-Day Sense Check

Send the outline: beneficiary vs executor, inheritance estimate, expected timeframe, and reason for funds, and we will come back within 24 working hours with the likely structure and next steps.

Lender-Specific Pack List

One checklist per lender and no blanket uploads, which means fewer re-underwrites.

DIP → Valuation → Offer

We submit the decision in principle (DIP) with the required estate documents (will, death certificate, probate status and beneficiary details). We’ll come back with terms and issue Heads of Terms. Once signed, we progress the full application through to offer and completion.

What to Have Ready

To move fast, we’ll need:

  • Certified copy of the will and grant of probate
  • Details of assets and liabilities within the estate
  • Details of the professional firm appointed to settle the estate (solicitor/probate practitioner)

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Speak to Someone Clever about Inheritance Bridging

Refer your case, and we’ll come back within 24 working hours with a realistic route and a clear list of what we need to issue formal terms. If, for whatever reason, the case doesn’t fit, we will tell you immediately and explain exactly why. 

There are no fees payable until we have a solution, and you will always speak to an advisor, not to a triage team passing you on. We believe in speaking to an expert from the start.

Inheritance Bridging FAQs

Where documents are available upfront, funds can be released within days.

Beneficiary inheritance bridging is typically available with no credit check.

There is no charge against a property; this type of funding is simply an advance on the inheritance due.

Both. We can support beneficiaries and executors, with the structure tailored to the purpose.

Most commonly: paying IHT, covering legal fees, settling estate liabilities, or funding repairs/renovations ahead of a sale.

A certified copy of the will and grant of probate, estate asset/liability details, and details of the appointed professional firm settling the estate.

The loan is repaid once estate proceeds are realised.

Submit the will, grant of probate (or letters of administration) and the estate asset and liability schedule via our broker portal or by email. We sense-check within 24 hours, issue indicative terms, and run direct with your client (or with the appointed solicitor) through to drawdown. The broker stays informed at each milestone and is paid an introducer fee on completion.
Funds can be released within a few days once the will, grant of probate and estate schedule are provided. Because beneficiary inheritance loans are assessed against the estate rather than the beneficiary, the underwriting is far quicker than mainstream lending. We aim for a same-day decision in principle and prioritise broker cases for speed.
Most beneficiary inheritance advances don't require a personal credit check because the loan is repaid directly from the estate, with the lender's security being the future distribution. Where credit checks apply, they're usually light-touch ID checks. That makes inheritance loans accessible for beneficiaries who couldn't qualify for mainstream lending.
Yes. Executor loans are commonly used to settle IHT bills where HMRC's "pay before probate" rule means tax falls due before liquid estate assets can be released. The loan is secured against estate assets and repaid from estate proceeds once probate is granted. We arrange IHT funding regularly for broker-introduced executor cases.
No. Clever Lending's inheritance loans, both beneficiary advances and executor loans, are not secured against the estate property. The lender's recourse is the future estate distribution, managed via the appointed solicitor. That removes the time and cost of registering a charge, which is a big part of why funds can be released in days rather than weeks.
The loan is settled in full when probate completes and estate assets are distributed. The estate's solicitor settles the loan directly from estate funds before distributing the remaining beneficiary share. There are no monthly payments during the loan term, which keeps the process administratively simple for both the broker's client and the executor.
We pay a competitive introducer fee on completion of each inheritance loan case, disclosed on the indicative terms sheet so the broker can structure client fees transparently. Fees are paid on the day funds release. The specific fee structure depends on loan size and case complexity, so contact your case manager for current pricing.
Most inheritance loan lenders advance up to 50% of the expected net inheritance, provided the estate schedule clearly evidences the assets and likely realisable value. Estates dominated by liquid assets (cash, listed shares) typically attract the higher end of the range. Estates dominated by property or business interests usually attract a more conservative loan-to-inheritance ratio.
Beneficiary inheritance advances are unrestricted in use. Common purposes include settling personal debts, funding a property purchase, easing cash flow during a long probate, or funding family events. Executor loans are typically purpose-specific (IHT, estate repairs, legal costs). We document the purpose at application as part of standard underwriting.

More process and commercial questions, covering referrals, packaging, fees and payment, are answered in our broker FAQs.

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