In this episode of the Today’s Wills and Probate podcast, host David Opie is joined by Elka Goldstein, founder of Sort & Store, to explore how estate clearance is being reimagined for one of probate’s most emotionally fraught tasks: clearing a loved one’s home.
Sort and Store has taken the traditional house clearing process and introduced a digital element, documenting and cataloguing every item into a private online catalogue. Everything is then relocated to a secure warehouse and placed in storage. Families can browse, select, and decide what to keep, donate, or sell – in their own time, and from anywhere in the world.
The benefits, explains Elka, include giving families that time and space to grieve and decide what they want to do, rather than rushing them to make decisions under pressure. This approach not only eases emotional strain but also reduces conflict. With high-resolution images and item-level transparency, executors and probate professionals gain a clear record of estate contents—minimising disputes and supporting smoother administration. The platform’s categorisation tools and dropdown actions make it easy to coordinate decisions across families and professionals alike.
Elka also touches on the social impact of the service, from reducing landfill waste to partnering with charities that rehome donated items.
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