The Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018

Article 4

SCHEDULE 1 FEES TO BE TAKEN

Column 1 Name and description of fee	Column 2 Amount of fee
1 Application for a grant or resealing of a grant
On an application for a grant or resealing of a grant where the assessed value of the estate:
(a) exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000;	£250
(b) exceeds £300,000 but does not exceed £500,000;	£750
(c) exceeds £500,000 but does not exceed £1,000,000;	£2,500
(d) exceeds £1,000,000 but does not exceed £1,600,000;	£4,000
(f) exceeds £1,600,000 but does not exceed £2,000,000;	£5,000
(g) exceeds £2,000,000	£6,000
Fee 1 is not payable on any application on which fee 2.1 or 2.2 is payable
2 Special applications
2.1 On an application for a duplicate or second or subsequent grant (including a grant following a revoked grant) in respect of the same estate as the original grant	£20
Fee 2.1 is not payable if the application for the grant was preceded only by a grant limited to settled land, to trust property or to part of the estate
2.2 On an application for a grant or resealing of a grant in respect of— (a) a death occurring on or after 20th March 2003, and (b) an estate exempt from inheritance tax by virtue of section 154 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (death in active service etc.)	£10
3 Caveats
On an application for the entry or extension of a caveat	£20
4 Search
On an application for a standing search to be carried out in an estate, for each period of six months and including the issue of a copy grant and will (if any) (irrespective of the number of pages)	£10
5 Deposit of wills
On depositing a will for safe custody in the Principal Registry or a district registry	£20
6 Inspection
On inspection of any will or other document retained by the Principal Registry or a district registry and in the presence of an official of that registry	£20
7 Copy documents
On a request for a copy of any document:
(a) for the first copy;	£10
(b) for every subsequent copy if supplied at the same time as the first copy;	50p
(c) where the copy or copies are made available on a computer disk or in any other electronic form, for each such copy	£10
Fees 7(a), (b) and (c) are payable whether or not the copy is provided as a certified copy
8 Oaths
For administering an oath:
(a) for each deponent to each affidavit;	£11
(b) for marking each exhibit	£2
Fees 8(a) and (b) are not payable on an application for a grant which is a personal application
9 Determination of costs
For determining costs	The same fees as are payable under the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008(1) for determining costs (see Fee 5 (Determination of costs (Senior Court and County Court)) in Schedule 1)
10 Settling documents
For perusing and settling citations, advertisements, oaths, affidavits or other documents, for each document settled	£12

Article 11

SCHEDULE 2 ORDERS REVOKED

Title	S.I. number
Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004	S.I. 2004/3120
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Indian Ocean Tsunami) Order 2005	S.I. 2005/266
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (London Terrorist Bombings) Order 2005	S.I. 2005/3359
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2007	S.I. 2007/2174
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2008	S.I. 2008/2854
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2009	S.I. 2009/1497
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2011	S.I. 2011/588
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2013	S.I. 2013/1408
Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2014	S.I. 2014/876

(1)

S.I. 2008/1053. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/874 and 2016/807.