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Families in the UK brace for a new probate fee of £526 — a steep hike the government claims is needed to fund service upgrades and combat inflation — while document copies drop from £16 to just £2. But it’s not just probate: a wave of fee increases sweeps through the Residential Property Division of the First-tier Tribunal, covering leasehold disputes and mobile homes, as part of a broader overhaul. Cases are now tiered into five fee levels, with most applications costing £200 and hearings £300 — though some, like rent increase appeals and pitch fee disputes, are cheaper or even free. Yet legal experts are skeptical, arguing that with processing times still dragging on for months, the price hikes don’t deliver meaningful improvements to the system.

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