The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has outlined plans to align the fees for Grants of Probate to cost recovery, stating that the current fees do not cover the cost of running the service. The proposal outlines that the probate fee in England and Wales would increase from the current £155 for probate professionals and £215 for personal applicants to one standard fee of £273 for both professionals and individuals.

This is the second and final part of our ‘understanding probate and estate administration’ blog series. If you missed part one, you can read it here.

This is the first part of our ‘understanding probate and estate administration’ series. If you are looking for the second blog, you can read it here.