HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is reforming how professional users can apply for probate. Changes have included probate fees, and rolling out an online service for applications.

16:29, Wed, Jun 17, 2020 Updated: 16:39, Wed, Jun 17, 2020 Probate is the judicial process by which a will is proved in a court of law and accepted as a valid and true last testament of the deceased.

New probate rules for UK households are kicking in after a November rule change. The price of obtaining copies of probate ...

Inheritance Tax: Probate costs examined as ‘significant’ delays surface due to COVID-19 INHERITANCE TAX is just one component of a bigger picture Britons will have to consider when a person has passed ...

The Ministry of Justice’s Court and Tribunals Service has slashed the average wait times for probate to just over four weeks in December 2024. At the end of 2023, this was around 12 weeks and more ...

Plus, we explain how to apply for probate and speed the process up HOUSEHOLDS face delays of up to a year to get probate granted following major changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) rules by the ...

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The world of probate research was formally recognised and celebrated when examples of excellence and best practice were praised at the 2020 UK Probate Research Awards on 6 February at London’s DeVere ...

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