MyHMCTS: How to apply for probate online
Guidance for practitioners applying for probate or to stop a probate application using MyHMCTS.
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Apply for probate
This guide describes the steps you need to take to create a probate case in MyHMCTS and make the following applications:
- with a will (grant of probate)
- letters of administration – without a will
- letters of administration – with an annexed will
MyHMCTS cannot accept probate applications in all cases. In these cases, you must apply using the paper form.
Apply to stop a probate application
This guide describes the steps you need to take to apply to stop a probate application – also known as ‘raising a caveat’.
To apply, you will need:
- an address in England or Wales where the legal papers can be sent to you
- the full name of the person who died and any other names they were known by
- the exact date on which they died
Updates to this page
Last updated 3 September 2024 + show all updates
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Added information to the 'apply for probate with MyHMCTS' guidance on how to track paper cases.
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Updated application fee for when the value of an estate is over £5000.
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Updated complete application section with new images
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Updated Inheritance Tax guidance and added new images for the deceased details section.
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Added new caveat complete a page guidance
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Added new payment section
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Added new stop a probate application guide, new summary and details and updated the case status list of the apply guide
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Updated images and minor copy edit.
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Updated 2x guidance screens - Apply for probate and Admon will details
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Updted probate fee
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Changes made for excepted cases.
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Updated guidance and images published.
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New screens and information added around coversheet access.
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Updated guidance and screen about PBA payment.
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update to fee information
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Added new section - delete unsubmitted cases
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New requirement to allow 20 working days between sending IHT forms to HMRC and making a probate application using MyHMCTS. Guidance on using the new 'Case Progress' feature (to be released 24 February 2021).
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Swapped one image and updated associated text.
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Change one of the images in the HTML to update a screen.
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Updates to the HTML that correct issue in the service.
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HTML guide has replaced 3 PDFs.
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3 PDF guides updated to include application status definitions.
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