Financial Help Eligibility
Check what financial help you might be able to get after a bereavement.
Practical tools
Tools to help you navigate
Free, UK-specific tools for the practical side of losing someone, from checking what financial help you may be entitled to, through probate, funeral costs and inheritance tax, to a clear week-by-week timeline.
Is probate required?
A quick view of whether probate (or Confirmation in Scotland) is likely needed. Guidance only.
Bank probate limits
What each major UK bank will release on a death certificate alone, before probate is needed.
Estate value estimator
Work through property, savings, possessions and gifts to get a baseline estate value.
Inheritance tax calculator
A quick estimate of UK inheritance tax using the current rules. Guidance only.
Admin Timeline after a Death
A clear guide to what needs to happen and when.
Grief guidance
Factual guidance for navigating grief, based on the Dual Process Model.
Ceremony & farewell
Funeral types, typical UK costs, and what's included.
Funeral cost calculator
Estimate the cost of a funeral in your area, with a breakdown of what you pay for.
Empty property calculator
What an empty inherited home costs each month, the likely tax, and the best way to sell it.
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Do I need probate for a small estate?
Estates under £5,000, or held entirely in joint accounts, often don't need probate. Here's how each bank decides and what you can do without a grant.
Closing a bank account without probate
How to close a UK bank account after a death without a grant of probate: thresholds, the small estates form, and what each bank typically asks for.
Probate and inheritance tax: what's changed
The probate fee is £300, most applications are now online, and pension pots come into inheritance tax from April 2027. What that means in practice.
How long death admin really takes
The realistic shape of UK death admin: how many organisations get told, what each step takes, where people get stuck, and the order that works best.
