Individuals can now apply for probate online, using a new HMCTS service. To satisfy Probate Service criteria: only one executor must make the application; there must be an original will available and the person who died must not have left an update to the will; and the deceased must have classed England and Wales as their permanent home or intended to return to England and Wales to live permanently. Applicants can make their statement of truth and pay their fees online.
Online applications will be extended for solicitors and other professionals to apply later in 2017.
