# The Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2017, 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 2008 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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111154854/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-non-contentious-probate-fees-order-2017/schedule-1
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