Probate and confirmation

Probate and confirmation

This part of the site provides legal information and documents relating to dealing with a person's property and financial affairs after their death, including obtaining probate (or, in Scotland, confirmation), managing the deceased's estate and inheritance tax implications.

To help you find what you're looking for, you can filter the available documents (by subtopic) by clicking on the tabs below, and can also limit which legal region of the UK to show results for by using the 'region' pulldown.

No products were found

Probate

Once probate has been granted, the executors or administrators of the estate can begin the process of distributing assets. This document can be used as part of this process by creating a receipt to be… Read more
Online assistant available
Compatible region(s): Northern Ireland England Wales
Price: £36.88
If someone leaves you something in a will but you'd rather it was left to someone else, you can use this deed of variation to transfer it to them. You can use it if you've been left: a particular item… Read more
Online assistant available
Compatible region(s): England Wales
Price: £84.99
When a person dies leaving behind an estate, which can include a house or a flat, as well as money, shares and personal possessions, you'll usually need to apply to the Probate Registry to get a Grant of… Read more
Online assistant available
Compatible region(s): England Wales
Price: £46.62

Our use of cookies

We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We would also like to set some optional cookies. We won't set these optional cookies unless you enable them. Please choose whether this site may use optional cookies by selecting 'On' or 'Off' for each category below. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Functionality cookies

We'd like to set cookies to provide you with a better customer experience. For more information on these cookies, please see our cookie notice.