Knowledge centre · 57 guides
Probate knowledge centre
Every stage of probate in England & Wales, grouped by the question you're actually asking. Start with the topic closest to where you are now.
10 guides
Applying for probate
The order of events from the days after a death through to the grant arriving, and what has to be settled before you can apply.
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Doing probate yourself
Honest comparisons of the self-help route against solicitor quotes, and the costs people miss when they budget.
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Executors and administrators
What the law expects of you, and the steps that keep you protected while you administer the estate.
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Valuing the estate
Establishing what the estate is worth at the date of death, with evidence the registry and HMRC will accept.
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Inheritance Tax
The allowances, the reporting route your estate falls into, and how tax gets paid before the grant is issued.
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Property
Valuing, selling and transferring a home during the administration, and the timing traps that hold estates up.
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No will (intestacy)
Who can apply, who inherits under the intestacy rules, and how the process differs when there is no will.
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After the grant
Collecting in, paying out in the right order, and closing the estate with accounts that stand up to scrutiny.
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When things go wrong
Caveats, disputes, missing wills and mistakes — what they mean and what an executor should do next.
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Forms and checklists
Line-by-line help with the HMCTS and HMRC forms an executor has to complete.
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