A grant of probate of a will is a document issued by the Supreme Court that gives the executor named in the will the right to deal with the assets of the deceased according to the terms of the will. This power is often needed to close bank accounts, to sell shares or property. Without probate a house or apartment of a deceased person cannot be sold. Grants of probate may be in solemn or common form: 

• Common form grants are much more common and are the relevant choice where there is a valid will and no contest as to its application
• Solemn form grants are contested grants or grants where an applicant envisages that there may in the future be a contest or where there are doubts as to the validity of a will. 

Asquith Legal tries to make the probate process as simple and easy as possible by using SETTIFY Probate, a highly sophisticated information gathering software that enables us to provide services at highly competitive rates. 

When we provide you with a fixed fee for the probate application the following are taken into account: 

• Whether the will is simple and unambiguous
• Whether the estate structure is simple or complex
• The number of executors (2 or fewer)
• Other circumstances that make the application process straight forward