Rule 4 Application for grants through solicitors or probate practitionersF1

A person applying for a grant through a solicitor or probate practitioner, other than a grant listed in the Third Schedule, must apply using the online portal, unless invited to apply at a registry by that registry.

A person applying through a solicitor or probate practitioner for a grant listed in the Third Schedule may apply either using the online portal, in accordance with instructions given through the online portal, or at any registry.

An application using the online portal must be made in accordance with instructions given through the online portal, by completing and sending the online application form provided through the online portal and electronically paying the appropriate fee.

Where original documents are required to be sent in support of an application using the online portal, these must be sent separately to the registry in accordance with instructions given through the online portal.

Every solicitor and probate practitioner through whom an application for a grant is made must give the address of their place of business within England and Wales F2or Scotland.