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• Costs £9.25 per certificate for standard service - certificate sent within 4 working days if certificate index reference supplied, otherwise sent within 15 working days
• Costs £23.40 per certificate for priority service - sent next working day but must be ordered by phone (0300 123 1837) before 4pm
• Can be ordered online at www.direct.gov.uk
• Can be ordered by phone from the General Register Office on 0300 123 1837
• Can be ordered by post from General Register Office at P.O. Box 2, Southport, Merseyside PR8 2JD - an application form can be downloaded online from www.direct.gov.uk

• Order by post from The Postal Searches and Copies Department, Leeds District Probate Registry, York House, York Place, Leeds LS1 2BA. The order form can be downloaded from www.courtservice.gov.uk.
• The minimum information required when ordering is the deceased's full name and either the date of death or the search period. If the search period is limited to 4 years, it costs £6 for the search and a single copy of the grant of probate together with the will (if any). Extending the search period costs an additional £4 for each 4 year extension.

• Once you have located where the will is located (see the notes on locating pre 1858 wills on this site) contact the repository (i.e. the National Archives, the Borthwick Institute or the relevant Record Office) to request a copy of the will - the charge will vary according to the repository involved