The Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 FEES TO BE TAKEN

Column 1 Number and description of fee	Column 2 Amount of fee
Application for a grant 1.  On an application for a grant (or for resealing a grant) other than on an application to which fee 3 applies, where the assessed value of the estate exceeds £5,000	£40
Personal application fee 2.  Where the application under fee 1 is made by a personal applicant (not being an application to which fee 3 applies) fee 2 is payable in addition to fee 1, where the assessed value of the estate exceeds £5,000	£50
Special applications 3.1.  For a duplicate or second or subsequent grant (including one following a revoked grant) in respect of the same deceased person, other than a grant preceded only by a grant limited to settled land, to trust property, or to part of the estate	£15
3.2.  On an application for a grant relating to a death occurring on or after 20th March 2003 and in respect of an estate exempt from inheritance tax by virtue of section 154 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (exemption for members of the armed forces etc)	£8
Caveats 4.  For the entry or the extension of a caveat	£15
Search 5.  On an application for a standing search to be carried out in an estate, for each period of six months including the issue of a copy grant and will, if any (irrespective of the number of pages)	£5
Deposit of wills 6.  On depositing a will for safe custody in the principal registry or a district registry	£15
Inspection 7.  On inspection of any will or other document retained by the registry (in the presence of an officer of the registry)	£15
Copy documents 8.  On a request for a copy of any document whether or not provided as a certified copy:
(a) for the first copy	£5
(b) for every subsequent copy of the same document if supplied at the same time	£1
(c) where copies of any document are made available on a computer disk or in other electronic form, for each such copy	£3
(d) where a search of the index is required, in addition to fee 8(a), (b) or (c) as appropriate, for each period of 4 years searched after the first 4 years	£3
Oaths 9.  Except on a personal application for a grant, for administering an oath,
9.1.  for each deponent to each affidavit	£5
9.2.  for marking each exhibit	£2
Determination of costs 10.  For determining costs	The same fees as are payable from time to time for determining costs under the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2004, (the relevant fees are set out in fee 5 in Schedule 1 to that Order)
Settling documents 11.  For perusing and settling citations, advertisements, oaths, affidavits, or other documents, for each document settled	£10

Article 8

SCHEDULE 2 ORDER REVOKED

Title	Reference
The Non-Contentious Probate Fees (Amendment) Order 2000	S.I. 2000/642