Yes, you can apply for probate yourself. Here is the easiest way to do it.
Apply for probate yourself from home, without a solicitor’s bill and without the stress of figuring it out alone. YouCanDoProbate completes all your forms, handles every calculation and exemption, and gives you unlimited UK-based expert support throughout. All for one fixed price of £499.
Probate application forms completed for you
Inheritance tax forms prepared where required
Only £499
inc. VAT
Plus the £526 Probate Registry fee for estates over £5,000, paid directly to HMCTS. Same fee regardless of which route you take.
Or call 0800 689 1447 · Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm
No legal knowledge needed
All your forms completed for you
Unlimited UK-based expert support
Works with or without a Will
YOU ARE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION
Doing probate alone is harder than it looks. Here is the smarter way.
The challenge is not the concept. It is the execution. The free government route hands you the forms and leaves you to figure everything else out. Which forms you actually need. How to calculate the estate correctly. Which exemptions apply. And no one to hold your hand throughout the process.
There is no legal requirement to use a solicitor. Thousands of people apply for probate themselves every year. YouCanDoProbate makes sure you are one of the ones who gets it right.
Apply with confidence, knowing everything is being done correctly.
WHAT THE FREE ROUTE DOES NOT TELL YOU
The government forms are free. Everything else you are on your own.
Which forms you actually need
PA1P or PA1A for the probate application. IHT400 and up to a dozen supplementary schedules where inheritance tax is involved. Identifying the wrong forms wastes weeks.
How to value the estate correctly
Every asset, every liability, every deduction, calculated at the right date in the right way. One error throws the entire estate calculation.
Which exemptions apply to your estate
The Transferable Nil Rate Band and Residence Nil Rate Band can eliminate or significantly reduce an inheritance tax liability. Most people going it alone miss one or both.
Guidance throughout the process
The free route gives you the forms. It does not explain what each question means, what information to include, or what to do when you are unsure. YouCanDoProbate does all of that, built into every step.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
You enter the details into the platform. The platform handles everything else.
One fixed price of £499. No hidden extras. No percentage of the estate.
All your forms completed
Enter your estate details into the platform and it determines which forms are needed. Probate application, inheritance tax return, every required schedule. All completed for you and generated only when every section is finished, so nothing can be missed.
Every calculation done for you
The platform calculates the full estate position, works out any inheritance tax liability and identifies every exemption automatically. You do not need to understand the IHT rules or know what exemptions exist.
Expert support throughout
Unlimited phone, email, live chat and ticket support from UK-based specialists. Book a callback at a time that suits you. Screen share is available if you need help working through a section together.
Clear submission guidance
Once your forms are ready you receive full guidance on exactly what to print, what to sign, where to send it, what to include and what to expect next.
Works with or without a Will
Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration. The platform handles both.
14-day money-back guarantee
Try it completely risk-free. If you change your mind within 14 days before generating any forms, we will refund you.
ICAEW accredited
Independently assessed for accuracy and compliance. Not self-declared.
You are still the executor. You are still the one making the application. The platform just makes sure it is done right.
HOW IT WORKS
Four simple steps to your Grant of Probate
Everything is designed to take you smoothly from registration to ready-to-post forms. Most customers receive their Grant of Probate within 3 to 6 weeks of posting.
Would you rather be talked through it? Call us on 0800 689 1447 and we’ll help.
1
Enter the details
The platform guides you through a logical series of questions about the person who died, their Will if there was one (it works either way), and their estate, including assets, belongings, and gifts. It’s the same information you’d hand a solicitor.
2
Let the platform do the hard part
YouCanDoProbate applies any available exemptions, calculates the full position of the estate, and works out whether any inheritance tax is due. You don’t need to understand the rules. We handle them for you.
3
Get your completed forms
The platform knows exactly which forms you need. It generates your completed probate forms, along with any inheritance tax forms required, ready to print and sign.
4
Print, sign, and post
You receive full submission guidance covering what to send, where to send it, and how. Print your forms, sign them, and post them with confidence.
Watch first
See how it works in 90 seconds
A short, friendly walkthrough of the whole process, from registering to posting your forms.
Expert help is there whenever you need it.
YouCanDoProbate is designed so that most people work through it without needing to contact us. Every section includes built-in guidance explaining what is being asked and why. Video explanations are available throughout the platform so you are never left guessing.
But if you do need help, our UK-based support team is available at every stage of your application. Every question is answered by a real UK-based person who knows probate. Not a chatbot, not an overseas call centre. Someone who can look at your specific situation and give you a straight answer.
Phone and scheduled callback
Call us directly on 0800 689 1447, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm. Or book a callback from within the platform at a time that suits you. You choose the date and time and a member of the team calls you.
Email, live chat and support ticket
Send a question by email, start a live chat session, or raise a support ticket from within your account. We respond promptly. All support is included in your £499.
Screen share
If you need us to walk through a specific section with you, we can join a screen share session and guide you through it directly. No need to describe the problem. We can see exactly what you are looking at.
From people who did exactly what you are considering.
Perfect compromise
“I wanted to have a go at doing probate myself but did not have the confidence to go it alone. This platform was the perfect compromise and saved us thousands in solicitor fees.”
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Easier than expected
“My wife and I are sensible, educated and technical people but the probate system via the HMRC and GOV.UK websites just left us confused. YouCanDoProbate has really been the best money spent.”
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Verified Trustpilot review
If I can, you can
“If I can, then you can do probate. I was given reassurance and confidence that I can, and did, do probate. The process was made easier and less stressful knowing I could ask for help as and when I got stuck.”
Mary M
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Is it right for your estate?
Is YouCanDoProbate right for your estate?
YouCanDoProbate works for nearly any estate in England and Wales, including estates with an inheritance tax liability. Here is what the platform covers, when it is worth a quick conversation first, and the small number of situations where a different route would be more appropriate.
Yes, the platform works for your estate
The person died on or after 1 January 2022
They were domiciled in England or Wales, or were a long-term UK resident living in England or Wales
PA1P and PA1A Probate forms
IHT400 Inheritance Tax forms and all applicable schedules
Estates with a Will
Estates without a Will (Intestacy Walkthrough included)
Full submission guidance: what to send, where, and how
Integrated written and video guidance
Save your progress and return any time
Unlimited support by phone, email, live chat and ticket
14-day money-back guarantee
The only additional cost is the official £526 Probate Registry fee for estates over £5,000, paid directly to HMCTS. Compare that to thousands in solicitor fees, for a process you would still have to help with anyway.
“What I thought was a legal process is in fact an administrative task which everyone is capable of doing. YCDP gave me the control I desired.”
— K S Willis, Verified Trustpilot Review
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Apply for probate yourself. With the confidence it is done right.
Work through the platform at your own pace. Expert support whenever you need it. Your Grant of Probate at the end of it, applied for by you and done properly.
