# The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026, Article 3: Amendment of the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (fees to be taken)—
(a) in entry 1 (on an application for a grant (or for resealing a grant) other than on an application to which fee 3 applies, where the assessed value of the estate exceeds £5,000), in column 2 (amount of fee), for “£300” substitute “£526”;
(b) in entry 3.1 (for a duplicate or second or subsequent grant (including one following a revoked grant) in respect of the same deceased person, other than a grant preceded only by a grant limited to settled land, to trust property, or to part of the estate), in column 2, for “£21” substitute “£22”;
(c) in entry 4 (for the entry or the extension of a caveat), for “£3” substitute “£4”;
(d) in entry 5 (on an application for a standing search to be carried out in an estate, for each period of six months including the issue of a copy grant and will, if any (irrespective of the number of pages)), for “£3” substitute “£4”;
(e) in entry 6 (on depositing a will for safe custody in the principal registry or a district registry), in column 2, for “£23” substitute “£24”;
(f) in entry 7 (on inspection of any will or other document retained by the registry (in the presence of an officer of the registry)), in column 2, for “£23” substitute “£24”;
(g) in entry 8 (copy documents), for columns 1 and 2 of entry (a) substitute—
“
(a) a copy of a document of a specific individual named in the request—
(i) where the request accompanies an application to which fee 1 or 3.1 applies;
£2 (for each copy provided, whether or not as a sealed or certified copy)
(ii) in any other case;
£16 (for each copy provided, whether or not as a sealed or certified copy)
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/642/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-and-tribunal-fees-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2026/article-3
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