Guidance

MyHMCTS: How to apply for probate online

Guidance for practitioners applying for probate or to stop a probate application using MyHMCTS.

From:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
19 October 2020
Last updated
29 September 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Apply for probate with MyHMCTS

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Apply to stop a probate application with MyHMCTS

HTML

Details

Apply for probate

This guide describes the steps you need to take to create a probate case in MyHMCTS and make the following applications:

  • with a will (grant of probate)
  • letters of administration – without a will
  • letters of administration – with an annexed will

MyHMCTS cannot accept probate applications in all cases. In these cases, you must apply using the paper form.

Apply to stop a probate application

This guide describes the steps you need to take to apply to stop a probate application – also known as ‘raising a caveat’.

To apply, you will need:

  • an address in England or Wales where the legal papers can be sent to you
  • the full name of the person who died and any other names they were known by
  • the exact date on which they died

Updates to this page

Published 19 October 2020
Last updated 29 September 2025 show all updates

  1. Added information about emails for IHT and new screens

  2. Added information to the 'apply for probate with MyHMCTS' guidance on how to track paper cases.

  3. Updated application fee for when the value of an estate is over £5000.

  4. Updated complete application section with new images

  5. Updated Inheritance Tax guidance and added new images for the deceased details section.

  6. Added new caveat complete a page guidance

  7. Added new payment section

  8. Added new stop a probate application guide, new summary and details and updated the case status list of the apply guide

  9. Updated images and minor copy edit.

  10. Updated 2x guidance screens - Apply for probate and Admon will details

  11. Updted probate fee

  12. Changes made for excepted cases.

  13. Updated guidance and images published.

  14. New screens and information added around coversheet access.

  15. Updated guidance and screen about PBA payment.

  16. update to fee information

  17. Added new section - delete unsubmitted cases

  18. New requirement to allow 20 working days between sending IHT forms to HMRC and making a probate application using MyHMCTS. Guidance on using the new 'Case Progress' feature (to be released 24 February 2021).

  19. Swapped one image and updated associated text.

  20. Change one of the images in the HTML to update a screen.

  21. Updates to the HTML that correct issue in the service.

  22. HTML guide has replaced 3 PDFs.

  23. 3 PDF guides updated to include application status definitions.

  24. First published.

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