Find out if you can do probate yourself or whether you need to seek professional advice in administering an estate.
Find out who can be a personal representative and how to start the probate process when someone dies.
Find out when a grant of probate is needed, how long probate takes and if you need professional advice.
Find out which type of grant of probate you should use and when a grant of probate is required.
How to probate an estate when someone dies and what to do if you’re nominated as executor in the Will.
How to probate an estate when someone dies and what to do if the person who has died hasn’t written a Will.
Applying for probate: How to complete probate form IHT205 when inheritance tax isn't due on the deceased's estate.
Applying for a grant of probate in England & Wales: How to complete probate application form PA1.
Applying for a grant of probate in Scotland: How to complete the Scottish confirmation application form C1.
Applying for probate: How to complete confirmation form C5 when inheritance tax isn't due on the deceased's estate.
Applying for probate: How to complete probate form IHT400 when inheritance tax is due on the deceased's estate.
How to work out whether inheritance tax is due on the estate and what IHT probate forms must be completed.
Find out who is responsible for handling your affairs after your death (whether you have made a will or not made a will).
A step-by-step checklist covering what executors need to do after a death of a family member or friend in Scotland.