My siblings didn't officially renounce when DM died but had Power Reserved as they were both working/miles away so I did all of the probate myself. Might this be an option?
This was what we did -
If you have been appointed as an executor in a Will (but not as an administrator without a Will), you can unofficially leave the role of the day-to-day running of the probate process to the other executor(s) under the option ‘power reserved’.
This leaves you with the option of being able to step in at a later date, if the other executor(s) become ill or cannot continue with the process.
An executor with power reserved doesn’t sign the forms or attend the Probate Registry.
This option may be appropriate if you are one of three executors who are, for example, children of the deceased and only one of you deals with the deceased’s estate as one sibling lives closer to the parent who has died. The other two can then have power reserved.
How do I obtain ‘power reserved’?
If you are dealing with the probate process yourself, then the Probate Registry will deal with this for you, based on the information you provide on the Probate Application (PA1) form.
If a solicitor or other probate professional is involved, they will draft the appropriate document, known as a “notice to a non-proving executor”.