Practical guidance from Simon Jenkins, Director at Curtis Legal.
Most people applying for probate in England and Wales in 2026 receive their grant within 16 weeks of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) receiving…
Read more →Applying for probate in England and Wales means proving you have legal authority to deal with someone’s estate. In short, you work out whether a…
Read more →Probate is the legal process of dealing with someone’s money, property and possessions after they die. In England and Wales in 2026, it usually means…
Read more →How pensions and death benefits interact with probate and IHT in England and Wales, plus the April 2027 change bringing pensions into the IHT net.
Read more →How executors reseal a foreign grant of probate in England and Wales under the Colonial Probates Acts, with 2026 fees, documents and IHT guidance.
Read more →How Section 27 Trustee Act 1925 notices in The Gazette and local press protect executors from personal liability for unknown creditors in England and Wales.
Read more →Losing someone is hard enough without worrying about work. A clear guide to your UK bereavement leave rights — child, partner, parent, or other family.
Read more →What to expect at your first meeting with a probate solicitor: what to bring, what we discuss and how costs are explained.
Read more →Can beneficiaries speed up probate? What you can do, your rights to information and when to take action against a slow executor.
Read more →Probate Registry delays in 2026: typical waiting times, what causes them and what you can productively do while you wait for the grant.
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