Estates, Insurance & Probate Valuations at Chiswick Auctions

Our Estates, Insurance & Probate team provides a full range of valuation services for private, institutional, and professional clients. We produce HMRC‑compliant probate reports, estate planning valuations, formal insurance valuations and corporate collection appraisals. Always maintaining the highest standards of service and strict confidentiality.  

We work discreetly with executors, solicitors and fiduciaries, offering efficient onsite visits, and illustrated reports. Each valuation is tailored to the client and the collection, from single items to large multi-category estates, with an understanding that sensitivity and efficiency are essential. 

Where appropriate, we can coordinate timed sales, single‑owner auctions and recommended house clearance partners.  

What We Provide 

  • Open market probate valuations with illustrated report, compliant with HMRC categories
  • Insurance valuations with detailed descriptions and replacement values
  • Corporate and institutional collection audits and valuations
  • Sensitive estate handling, including on‑site visit and liaison with legal representatives
  • Optional sale via single‑owner or specialist auctions; introductions to clearance partners if required.

Request a Probate Valuation  

Open market valuations for probate, insurance, corporate inventory, or auction. Our expert team is here to assist. Contact us today for a confidential consultation and tailored valuation service. valuations@chiswickauctions.co.uk.

Valuations for Auction

We offer a free auction valuation service. Either through our online valuation form or an in-person walkthrough at our 6 Roslin Square location.

Typically, a draft is sent a week after the visit. We email a digital copy of the report to you to review and ensure you are happy and that everything is in order. Once confirmed, we then issue the final signed document. Hard copies can be provided upon request.

Yes, absolutely. We regularly work with solicitors, legal representatives, and family offices. Our team coordinates closely with legal teams, executors, and beneficiaries to ensure the valuation process runs smoothly and efficiently, with clear communication and full discretion throughout.

Yes. Once you’re ready to sell, our specialists can assist with every step of the process. As Chiswick Auctions will already have prepared a detailed report identifying the items suitable for sale, we can advise on the best timing, reserves, and sale format to achieve the strongest results. 

Yes, Our valuations for IHT purposes are laid out as per the categories specified within the HRMC requirement, identifying all items with an individual value of £1,500 and above and providing a global figure for the remaining items. For the residual global figure we also provide a complimentary valuation for selling listing individually all the items that could be potentially sold in one of our auctions.

Meet the Specialists

Maria Zuccon


Maria Zuccon

Head of  Valuations

probates@chiswickauctions.co.uk
0203089 6865 

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