UK Find-a-Will charges

[melba_schmelba]

Forgot to say thanks too, thanks Carol . I wonder when it did change, the May 10th snapshot shows it was still £10 a couple of months ago

https://web.archive.org/web/20190510143300/https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Support/Help

I've asked them and will let you know.  There doesn't seem to have been an announcement

Carol

Since it is still in BETA, perhaps they are just testing to see what is an appropriate level of charge. Perhaps with the hike to £10, only a trickle of orders ended up coming in. Now if they get a deluge, they know it's too cheap .

[Millmoor]

Interesting piece on the WDYTYA? Magazine website says that the price cut "was introduced in a statutory instrument that became law on 22 July" and "will be in place for the next 12 months. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, which runs Find a Will told WDYTYA? Magazine that a new proposal for ordering probate records would be implemented after that time, which " might mean other price changes" ".

Having ordered 9 wills yesterday, the above allays my initial fears that the £1.50 was a typo! I can see me ordering lots more over the next year.

And interesting to note that the £1.50 is cheaper than the 10 credits (£2.50) charged for wills and testaments on Scotlands People!

William

[CarolA3]

Here's the reply I've just had from the wills people, sent at 1244 UK time:

[Sloe Gin]

I only wish I could find some that might help me.  I like a bargain!

[melba_schmelba]

Interesting piece on the WDYTYA? Magazine website says that the price cut "was introduced in a statutory instrument that became law on 22 July" and "will be in place for the next 12 months. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, which runs Find a Will told WDYTYA? Magazine that a new proposal for ordering probate records would be implemented after that time, which " might mean other price changes" ".

Having ordered 9 wills yesterday, the above allays my initial fears that the £1.50 was a typo! I can see me ordering lots more over the next year.

And interesting to note that the £1.50 is cheaper than the 10 credits (£2.50) charged for wills and testaments on Scotlands People!

William

I wonder if the eventual aim is to make the whole thing fully digital, I assume at the moment some human involvement is required in the orders given the 10 working day wait. In which case we might have to pay a bit extra to cover the costs of the investment required to make the whole system automated.

[Kiltaglassan]

Thanks, CarolA3   

Just ordered three wills at £1.50 each. Totally painless 

KG

[nanny jan]

I've ordered 6 and 2 arrived this afternoon.

[Brie]

Thankyou CarolA3 - just ordered 5. Now have to exercise patience!

Brie

[Liz_in_Sussex]

Mine have all arrived this afternoon  - very happy!

Liz