Probate Court Fees Set For Increase

Probate costs

On Friday the Ministry of Justice announced a widespread increase on the Court Fees payable when applying for probate. This article clarifies the main changes which are likely to come into force in May 2017. The Current Fee Structure Under the current fee structure, the court fees for probate are :- £150 if the application…

Can my siblings contest my Mother’s will

Probate

If you are the Executor of your parents will and also a beneficiary, what happens if one of your siblings has been left out of the will, can they contest your late parents estate ? The starting point is that most common will disputes arise from blood relatives challenging wills, you can read about who…

Shares and Resealing Probate

Probate

If the Deceased held shares then you will often notice various paperwork from a company called Computershare. They are a share registrar and administer the share holdings of many UK based PLC companies. So what is the process required to release the shares held by a Deceased person ? ultimately it depends upon the value…

Can I change a Will ?

Inheritance Tax

A surprisingly asked question, which we answer regularly is whether a will can be changed after probate has been issued ? in short the answer is yes ! however the rules are very strict. In summary there is something called a deed of variation. This is term given to the deed that enables the terms of…

Probate 2022

Probate

Getting started with probate can be confusing, just knowing what to do and how to obtain probate can be difficult. So within this article we have set out the most commonly asked questions, and answers :- What is probate ? Probate is simply the legal term given to the process that has to be followed…