Following the news late last week that the UK government is scrapping its plans to hike probate fees, Emily Deane TEP looks back on an eventful 15 months for STEP and practitioners. February 2016 In February 2016 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued a consultation paper on reforms to the fee system for grants of… Read More Probate fees: how we got to where we are
The government’s threat to radically increase probate fees next month (Probate fee rise ‘a new tax on bereaved families’) may be receding, following a meeting of the House of Commons Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments on 29 March. Using some very welcome common sense, the committee raises the issue (para 1.12) that it is a… Read More Probate fees – will common sense prevail?
UPDATE 21/04/2017: the Ministry of Justice has conceded that the new fee regime has been abandoned due to lack of parliamentary time. See more information. Newcastle District Probate Registry has supplied the following FAQs to help practitioners implement the new probate fees. Q. What happens in cases where there is a need for an… Read More New probate fees: FAQ
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