Selling a deceased estate property in Queensland

Usually, yes. If the house was in the deceased's sole name (or as tenants in common), the executor normally needs a grant of probate before the property can be transferred to a buyer. Banks and Titles Queensland will ask for it.

Then it usually passes automatically to the surviving owner, outside the will. No probate is needed for the house itself; the survivor records the death on the title and can then sell in the ordinary way.

It is sometimes possible with the right special conditions, but settlement can't happen until the executor can prove their authority. Signing too early risks a buyer walking away or a settlement date you can't meet. Talk to us before listing.

The executor (or all executors, if there's more than one), not the beneficiaries. If there's no will, it's the administrator appointed by the court.

Either can work. Transferring to a beneficiary avoids agent fees and may have duty and tax advantages; selling suits estates with several beneficiaries or debts to pay. It depends on the will and the family.

Agent's commission, conveyancing, rates and outgoings to settlement, and the mortgage if any. The balance goes into the estate to be distributed under the will once debts and any claims are dealt with.

Yes. We do the probate application and the sale conveyancing together, so the timing lines up and you deal with one firm.