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How to stop a grant of probate by post

Updated 4 October 2024

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Who can apply

You can apply to stop a probate application (also known as ‘enter a caveat’) if, for example, you have a dispute about:

  • who can apply for probate
  • whether a will exists

You can apply if you’re aged 18 and over and:

  • an executor named in a will
  • an interested party
  • a probate practitioner (such as a solicitor)

Fee

It costs £3 to stop an application for 6 months.

How to apply

You can apply online to stop a probate application.

If you’re an executor named in a will or an interested party, you can also apply by post.

If you’re a probate practitioner, you can also apply by post or email.

You can apply to stop the probate application before or after the application is received.

If successful, you’ll get a ‘caveat’ – a stop to the grant of probate from being issued, which lasts for 6 months.

Apply by post

  1. Download the form.

  2. Fill in all the sections.

  3. Print the form.

  4. Sign and date the form.

  5. Pay the £3 application fee by sending a cheque payable to ‘HM Courts and Tribunals Service’ with your form.

  6. Send the completed form to:

Leeds District Probate Registry
York House
31 York Place
Leeds
LS1 2BA

Apply by email as a probate practitioner

  1. Download the form.
  2. Fill in all the sections.
  3. Sign and date the form.
  4. Pay the £3 application fee using Payment by Account.
  5. Send the completed form by email to leedsprenquiries@justice.gov.uk.

Contact us

If you need help with completing this form, you can contact the probate helpline.

Probate helpline
Telephone: 0300 303 0648
Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm
Closed on weekends and bank holidays

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