Dawsons Auctioneers provides professional, independent probate valuations for executors, solicitors and families across the UK.
As an established auction house with specialist departments covering art, antiques, jewellery and collectables, we combine auction-market expertise with structured probate reporting — ensuring valuations are accurate, proportionate and defensible.
Our probate valuation service is supported by senior specialists and departmental experts across the business.
Probate instructions are overseen by experienced valuers working alongside our specialist teams in:
Our Managing Director, Jonathan Pratt, leads Dawsons Auctioneers, supported by heads of department with deep market experience in their respective fields.
This structure ensures that estates containing mixed or specialist assets are assessed by professionals with genuine subject knowledge — not generalist estimators.
Probate valuations must reflect open market value at the date of death.
As an active auction house, Dawsons operates directly within the live market for:
This means our probate valuations are informed by:
This market exposure improves valuation accuracy and reduces the risk of overvaluation (as seen in insurance documents) or undervaluation (from informal estimates).
We regularly provide probate valuations for:
Whether an estate contains everyday household effects or significant specialist assets, our team has the expertise to assess them proportionately and professionally.
Probate valuations must be impartial and defensible.
Our reports are prepared:
We do not base valuations on insurance replacement cost and we do not inflate values.
Where valuations are reviewed, our documentation provides clarity and transparency in how figures were determined.
Our probate valuation service is entirely independent of any future sale decision.
This separation ensures probate valuations remain appropriate for inheritance tax purposes and free from commercial bias.
Dawsons Auctioneers operates from established salerooms and valuation offices, serving clients both locally and nationally.
We provide probate valuation services across the UK and can liaise directly with solicitors and professional representatives where required.
Appointments are arranged promptly, with clear communication throughout the process.
Our probate valuation service is entirely independent of any future sale decision.
This separation ensures probate valuations remain appropriate for inheritance tax purposes and free from commercial bias.
Our focus is accuracy, compliance and reassurance at every stage of the probate process.
If you would like to discuss a probate valuation or find out how we can assist, our team is here to help.
Request a Probate Valuation
Tel: 0207 431 9445
Email: probate@dawsonsauctions.co.uk
