We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Genealogists, historians and amateur family archivists will be better able to access historic wills under proposals published today (15 December 2023).
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Complete this label and attach it to the envelope containing your last will and testament when you send it to HMCTS to be stored.
The executor or beneficiary can use this form to apply to appoint a person to act as their representative.
Use this form to apply for probate by post either as an executor named in the will of someone who's died, or as a beneficiary if there are no executors.
Use this form to report that an original will is lost and you’re applying for probate. You must only use this form if you're representing yourself.
The CMA has launched a new consumer enforcement investigation to protect consumers following complaints about providers offering will-writing, online divorce, and pre-paid probate services.
The Role of Political Will in Creating Producing Shaping Education Systems for Learning
CMA launches new investigation to protect consumers following complaints about unregulated will-writing, online divorce, and pre-paid probate services
A guide for withdrawing a will or codicil stored with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
Will took up the role of Director for Strategic Planning in MOD Head Office in September 2014. In this role he led MOD’s work on the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review and revision of the National Security Strategy. He...
How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.
The essential information for British nationals residing or visiting Morocco, including entry to Morocco, driving in Morocco and Moroccan residence cards.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
Appoint a public official to act as executor of your estate if no one else can do it - the Public Trustee, Official Solicitor, fees, contact
Will Garton is Director General for Levelling Up at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He is responsible for leading the department’s levelling up mission including ensuring that programmes which contribute to levelling up are held to account...
A consultation on storage and retention of wills and other documents submitted in applications for probate.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.