Solicitors have called for any increase in probate fees to be accompanied by ‘real and tangible improvements in the service’
The Law Society, responding to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation to increase fees from £155 for professional users and £215 for other applicants to £273 for all applicants, said delays and errors in the system needed to be resolved and the government should commit to using the extra revenue for system improvements at the least.
It recommended periodic reviews of the fees as the probate application service’s move online during the pandemic became the norm.
