Been quoted thousands for probate? You don’t have to pay it.
YouCanDoProbate is an online platform that completes your probate and inheritance tax forms for you, handles every calculation and exemption, and gives you unlimited UK-based expert support throughout. All for one fixed price of £499. No solicitor needed.
Only £499
inc. VAT
Plus the £526 Probate Registry fee for estates over £5,000, paid directly to HMCTS. This is the same fee your solicitor would charge on top.
Or call 0800 689 1447 · Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm
ICAEW accredited
Same technical work as a solicitor
Unlimited UK-based expert support
ABOUT THAT QUOTE
Probate fees from solicitors vary widely. Here is what most people encounter.
Most solicitor quotes for probate exclude VAT, disbursements and the Probate Registry fee. What looks like a fixed price at the start often grows by the time everything is included.
£1,500 to £6,000+
Typical fixed-fee quotes from high-street solicitors for straightforward estates, usually excluding VAT. The Probate Registry fee is always additional.
£5,000 to £30,000+
Where IHT forms are involved, costs rise significantly. Hourly rates of around £300 apply if anything takes longer than originally quoted.
1% to 5% of the estate
Banks and some solicitors charge a percentage of the estate value. On a £300,000 estate that is £3,000 to £15,000 before any extras.
The £526 Probate Registry fee applies regardless of which route you choose. With YouCanDoProbate, that is the only cost on top of your £499.
THE PART THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
Your Grant of Probate. Without the solicitor bill.
When you instruct a solicitor for probate, you still gather all the estate information yourself. The bank balances, the property valuations, the gift records, the beneficiary details. That work always falls to you.
YouCanDoProbate takes that same information and does the technical work automatically. The form selection, the estate calculations, the inheritance tax, the exemptions. Everything that generates the completed forms you need to apply.
The outcome is your Grant of Probate. The difference is what you pay to get there.
“Instead of giving the high-cost solicitor all the details he needed, I entered the same details into the platform myself. For a fraction of the cost.”
— Verified Trustpilot Review
Same outcome. Very different cost and timeline.
YouCanDoProbate
Solicitor
Bank
Typical cost
£499 fixed
£1,500 to £30,000+
1 to 5% of estate
% of estate taken
Never
Sometimes
Usually
VAT on top
You gather the information
Forms completed
Calculations handled
Exemptions applied
You control the timeline
Typical total timeline
Weeks
6 to 18 months
6 to 18 months
Unlimited support
Yes, included
Billed hourly
Rarely
The Grant of Probate is the same document at the end. The difference is what you pay to get there, how long it takes, and whether you are in control of it.
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.
Some customers received their Grant before the solicitor even called back.
Several customers have registered with us, completed their application, and received their Grant of Probate before the solicitor they originally contacted had even found a date to see them.
Probate is an administrative process. The platform handles it accurately, quickly, and for a fixed price of £499.
Saved thousands
“When the solicitors quoted me £9,000 I decided to look for help elsewhere. I’m so glad I did. This company was brilliant and saved me a great deal of money.”
Pringo
Verified Trustpilot review
Sceptical at first
“I had originally been quoted thousands by the Co-op legal team. At first I thought what’s the catch? I did more research to check the company out. Everything looked genuine, because it is.”
Janine M
Verified Trustpilot review
Not a legal process
“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 and the support is the highest standard I have ever experienced across any sector.”
K S Willis
Verified Trustpilot review
We will always tell you honestly if you need a solicitor.
Not every estate is straightforward. There are situations where a solicitor’s involvement is genuinely the right call and we will say so before you spend a penny.
Contested or disputed Wills
Trust arrangements requiring legal interpretation
Business or Agricultural Property Relief claims
Overseas assets or an unclear domicile position
If any of these apply, call us before registering. 0800 689 1447
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.
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Less cost. Less time. Less stress.
Your Grant of Probate at the end of it, without paying thousands you do not have to pay. Work at your own pace with expert support whenever you need it.
