{"id":26653,"date":"2024-05-10T15:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=26653"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:05:58","slug":"the-fee-for-obtaining-probate-have-increased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/the-fee-for-obtaining-probate-have-increased\/","title":{"rendered":"The fee for obtaining probate have increased"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fee charged to obtain probate in England and Wales has been increased from \u00a3273 to \u00a3300 (10%) and for confirmation in Scotland, which has a sliding scale by 2%. Northern Ireland revised its probate fees in November 2023.<\/p>\n

Whether the higher fees will make any difference to the level of service is a moot point. In England, the current guidance from HM Courts and Tribunals Service<\/a> (HMCTS) is that no queries should be made chasing a probate application until at least 16 weeks have passed from the date of submission. Data for the year to November 2023 showed that average times to issue probate varied from about eight weeks for digital applications with no queries to 30 weeks for paper applications which prompted queries.<\/p>\n

Such lengthy service has prompted the House of Commons Justice Committee to launch an enquiry into HMCTS\u2019 handling of probate. Under the Committee\u2019s scrutiny are:<\/p>\n