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The probate process

What Happens After the Grant of Probate is Issued?

Receiving the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration is the point at which you gain the legal authority to deal with the estate.

Order additional sealed copies

Each official sealed copy costs £2. Order enough to contact multiple organisations simultaneously. One per bank, one for the Land Registry if property is involved, and one for each investment platform.

Collect in the estate assets

Present the Grant (or a sealed copy) to each institution. They will release funds or confirm requirements for transferring property. Open an estate account to receive all incoming funds.

Place a Statutory Notice for Creditors

Place a notice in The Gazette under the Trustee Act 1925. This gives unknown creditors two months to come forward. Once the period passes and the estate is distributed, you are protected from future claims.

Pay all debts, taxes, and expenses

Settle all outstanding debts and liabilities from the estate before distributing. Obtain formal HMRC tax clearance where relevant.

Distribute the estate and draw up accounts

Distribute in accordance with the Will or the Rules of Intestacy. Obtain receipts. Draw up a final set of estate accounts showing all assets collected, payments made, and distributions to Beneficiaries.

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The YouCanDoProbate system is very cost effective, comprehensive and relatively easy to use. Most of the steps through filling in the inheritance tax forms and the probate application are straightforward. Any queries can be raised and are quickly and professionally dealt with. So glad I chose this route as opposed to using a solicitor.

Anne Hodson
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Easy to understand, online forms easy to understand and complete. telephone back up very good

David Gray
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Step by step guide throughout the process, and friendly helpful advisors.

Mine wasn’t a straight forward case. Following a very friendly informative chat with Tom, I felt confident to try and complete the process for myself. I had to ring and ask for a call back a couple of times, which they did very promptly. Luckily for me, I spoke to Tom on both occasions. He talked me through my issues, and helped me to complete the form the same day. I will be posting my documents tomorrow, and will hopefully do an update once I have received my grant of probate. I couldn’t find fault with any of the service, and would thoroughly recommend it. Thank you Tom.

Maria Denniss
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Excellent programme, very easy to use. Probate granted in 6 weeks with no problems. Highly recommend and would use again. Saved a FORTUNE on solicitors.

Keith
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Excellent Service

i recently used you can do probate and found the whole process quite straight forward , its a lot cheaper than engaging probate solicitors and the advice and support you can do probate offer is very good , if you need to book a call for advice you get it same day normally within the hour of booking it

Stephen Knight
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Excellent service, guaranteed peace of mind

From my first call to YouCanDoProbate I felt confident in the help I would receive throughout the process of applying for grant of probate for my mum’s estate. The HMRC forms are not complicated but having access to support and having confirmation that no tax is due and that you have declared everything correctly, is very reassuring. It is worth the money for peace of mind and cost much less than hiring a solicitor

MISS RACHEL NAYLOR
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Ease the paperwork – a gem

It has been a real game-changer streamlined the process and lifted the burden of endless paperwork. It’s straightforward and took away so much stress from dealing with probate during a difficult time. Huge shout out to Tom for his patience and clear guidance; he made everything feel manageable and approachable. Honestly, I couldn’t imagine going through this without their support. We were quoted around £6,000 from lawyers! The Probate Office needs to help us out more by referring everyone to this site!

Lilly
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What a brilliant service

What a brilliant service, a simple money saver. Thoroughly recommended to do Probate yourself. Very well supported by Probate experts on the end of the telephone. I phoned 4 times and nothing was to much trouble. Reasonably simple forms to download and fill in. You can at any point return to the start and edit anything. Even if you make a total hash of it you can start again as many times as you like. It collates all the information you enter into the forms and then when you print it out it is in a recognised format for the HMCTS people. If you are unsure just phone the help line and talk to an expert, if they bare busy they will call you back. I applied for Probate on 29th April, on 12 May I had conformation that Probate had been granted and I would receive my Grant Of Probate paperwork within 10 working days. You cant beat that, well worth the £499.

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Easy and very cheap DIY probate with…

Easy and very cheap DIY probate with full money back guarantee

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Excellent service..

Excellent service… many thanks to James he was very professional and extremely patient with me … this is a very difficult time and I really appreciate the help this service provided. James talked me through stage by stage and let me deal with it at my own pace I would recommend youcandoprobate to everyone .. worth every penny ..solicitors had quoted me £8000 that’s a real big jump in price and at such a vulnerable time .. I am now awaiting for the government to process many thanks James for all your help. Corinne Minords

Corinne Minords
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Highly recommend this company

Highly recommend this company. The intuitive software is easy to use and the friendly and professional telephone support is excellent. On the advise of the team I posted off my documents as I had considered using the government online form assuming it may be quicker! However Probate was granted in 15 days from when I posted my documents. Thank you to all the team at You Can Do Probate for making a stressful and emotional task much easier to navigate without the need of expensive solicitors! Nb The only improvement that I feel would be beneficial is the function to print the breakdown of all the values and calculations

SJ
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Outstanding product

I used this platform to complete my father’s HMRC and probate registry applications. The process was clear, straightforward, and easy to follow. I only needed to contact the company once for clarification, and they were very helpful. The platform guides you through questions about assets, gifts, and other estate details, then automatically populates the relevant HMRC and probate forms. It also provides the completed forms ready for printing and submission. Everything was accepted without issue, and probate was granted around eight weeks after submission. As a layperson, I found this service invaluable. It saved me thousands of pounds in legal fees, and I would highly recommend it to anyone handling probate for the first time

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Additional costs: The probate registry fee of £526 (for all estates over £5,000) and any additional official copies at £2 each. (Payable directly to HM Courts and Tribunals Service by cheque or postal order, enclosed with your application forms).
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