You will have to engage a lawyer to assist in your claim. You will have to adhere to the prescribed waiting period of at least 3 years and provide the same set of documents as required for claims on estates that are ≤ $50,000. In addition, your lawyer will have to take out the advertisements in a major English-language newspaper and a major vernacular newspaper for the next-of-kin of the deceased (a sample of the advertisement is at https://pto.mlaw.gov.sg/files/SampleAdvertisement.pdf and to conduct probate searches. Your lawyer will have to provide a copy of the newspaper advertisements and the probate search results to the Public Trustee.

In addition, please let us have the following document/information:

a) The details of the property, in particular, who is occupying the flat and the person paying the conservancy or other relevant charges.

b) Results of search for caveats on the property with SLA.

c) A Certificate / letter from the Commissioner of Estate Duties on any estate duty payable for the deceased (Applicable for deaths before 15 Feb 2008).