Schedule 1 FEES TO BE TAKEN
Column 1 Name and description of fee | Column 2 Amount of fee |
|---|---|
| 1 Application for a grant or resealing of a grant | |
| On an application for a grant or resealing of a grant where the assessed value of the estate: | |
| (a) exceeds £50,000 but does not exceed £300,000; | £300 |
| (b) exceeds £300,000 but does not exceed £500,000; | £1,000 |
| (c) exceeds £500,000 but does not exceed £1,000,000; | £4,000 |
| (d) exceeds £1,000,000 but does not exceed £1,600,000; | £8,000 |
| (f) exceeds £1,600,000 but does not exceed £2,000,000; | £12,000 |
| (g) exceeds £2,000,000 | £20,000 |
| Fee 1 is not payable on any application on which fee 2.1 or 2.2 is payable | |
| 2 Special applications | |
| 2.1 On an application for a duplicate or second or subsequent grant (including a grant following a revoked grant) in respect of the same estate as the original grant | £20 |
| Fee 2.1 is not payable if the application for the grant was preceded only by a grant limited to settled land, to trust property or to part of the estate | |
2.2 On an application for a grant or resealing of a grant in respect of— (a) a death occurring on or after 20th March 2003; and (b) an estate exempt from inheritance tax by virtue of section 154 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (death in active service etc.) | £10 |
| 3 Caveats | |
| On an application for the entry or extension of a caveat | £20 |
| 4 Search | |
| On an application for a standing search to be carried out in an estate, for each period of six months and including the issue of a copy grant and will (if any) (irrespective of the number of pages) | £10 |
| 5 Deposit of wills | |
| On depositing a will for safe custody in the Principal Registry or a district registry | £20 |
| 6 Inspection | |
| On inspection of any will or other document retained by the Principal Registry or a district registry and in the presence of an official of that registry | £20 |
| 7 Copy documents | |
| On a request for a copy of any document: | |
| (a) for the first copy; | £10 |
| (b) for every subsequent copy if supplied at the same time as the first copy; | 50p |
| (c) where the copy or copies are made available on a computer disk or in any other electronic form, for each such copy | £10 |
| Fees 7(a), (b) and (c) are payable whether or not the copy is provided as a certified copy | |
| 8 Oaths | |
| For administering an oath: | |
| (a) for each deponent to each affidavit; | £11 |
| (b) for marking each exhibit | £2 |
| Fees 8(a) and (b) are not payable on an application for a grant which is a personal application | |
| 9 Determination of costs | |
| For determining costs | The same fees as are payable under the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008f1 for determining costs (see Fee 5 (Determining costs in the Senior and County Court) in Schedule 1) |
| 10 Settling documents | |
| For perusing and settling citations, advertisements, oaths, affidavits or other documents, for each document settled | £12 |