Dealing with Probate in the UK

 Probate is the process of obtaining the High Court's permission to deal with the estate of a deceased person.

The High Court will issue a Grant of Probate if there is a Will or Letters of Administration if there is no Will.

Around 50% of deaths result in an application for probate. 

If there are bank accounts containing over £5000 but no other assets then you will likely need to go to probate to receive permission to deal with the funds in the accounts.

Obtaining probate requires a tax declaration and possibly payment to HMRC and an application tot he High Court. There is a court fee of £155 to be paid.

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There is a court fee of £155 to be paid for the application.

In addition there can be professional fees too, a solicitor will generally charge around £1500 for the application alone and often 2% of the estate for a full service.

If there is no UK Will the legal costs of increase as it becomes necessary to obtain Spanish evidence to be presented to the UK court.

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The Executor to a Will applies for a Grant of Probate though he can instruct a professional or appoint an Attorney to assist him.

If there is no Will then an Administrator (who must be one of the main beneficiaries to the Will) makes the application for Letters of Administration.

You will need to make an application for Letters of Administration, this is a similar process to applying for a Grant of Probate. 

Since 2020 the Probate Registry has a huge back log of cases and applications are waiting months to even be considered. 

Usually it takes 1-3 months for a straightforward Grant of Probate to be issued and perhaps up to 6 months to fully distribute the estate. 

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