Compare using My Probate Partner with using a Solicitor for Probate in Scotland

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If you use a solicitor, you will have to:

Provide them with all the information about the person who died and their estate

Pass information to them that arrives by post from various organisations

Attend their office more than once to sign various forms and documents

Repeatedly ask for progress updates if you want to stay in the loop

Make decisions about which assets to sell or transfer
(you may need to deal with any physical items like vehicles and houses)

Wait for an average of 6–12 months for your case to complete, sometimes much longer

When all the work is done, you will usually receive a bill equivalent to between 2% and 5% of the estate value plus VAT, plus property costs, plus 3rd party costs (like court fees)

This means if the estate is worth £100,000 you might expect to pay between £3000 and £7000 plus property costs.

Using My Probate Partner

If you use our service, you will:

Buy our service and get instant access to all our online resources

Fill in your application using our easy-to-follow guide with examples

Submit your application online for checking by us

Receive a list of amendments within 5 working days
(we make sure the property is listed correctly to avoid any issues with conveyancing)

Post (or hand in) your application to the court

Pay off debts and divide the estate among the beneficiaries

Organise the house sale (if applicable)

We have the information you need to help you make sure you collect the right information, and we have created our Estate Completion Checklist to help you tie off any loose ends.

We offer unlimited support to help you every step of the way, always aiming to get back to you within 1 working day.

Our service is a fixed price from £595 with a Will and £895 without a Will.

We have a 100% success rate with all our checked forms.