Probate

Helping you with probate

A H Rogers & Sons Funeral Directors is working with the National Bereavement Service (NBS), a not-for-profit organisation, to assist and support customers and their families. NBS provides practical advice post funeral to help when dealing with legal issues, many of which may be unfamiliar.

Probate is a legal term which means the official proving of a will. You ‘apply for probate’ to have the legal right to deal with someone’s land, property, money and possessions, in other words their ‘estate’.

If the person that has passed away has made a will, they will have appointed an Executor, and may have even identified a legal firm to deal with the probate. Fortunately in most cases the process is simple and straightforward. We can help if you need guidance on DIY probate. If there is no will it can be a little more complicated and the will is resolved according to the Rules of Intestacy.

How to apply

To apply for probate you make the application to the Probate Registry and this gives the Executors named in the application the authority to act in the administration of the estate of the deceased. There are a number of stages to go through when dealing with the administration process and it can vary depending on where you are in the UK.

NBS can help guide you through all of this, call them free on 0800 0246 121 Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm or visit them at www.theNBS.org where you’ll find more useful information.

Useful links:

Applying for probate

Intestacy – Who inherits when there is no will?

Dealing the estate of someone who has died

Valuing the estate of someone who has died

Stopping a probate application

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Sandra

All the staff at A H Rogers were considerate and kind and made sure that the funeral service was conducted according to our wishes and without undue fuss. Everyone said how moving the service was.

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We contacted AH Rogers in Eastleigh for help and guidance. From our very first phone call, Helen was sympathetic, kind, caring and helped us to arrange everything perfectly. She guided us wonderfully and everything from the flowers to the actual service was exactly how we…

Jenny Forrest

Absolutely brilliant service, from start to finish. Rachel showed such kindness after the passing of my mum, she took a weight off my shoulders by dealing and taking care of organising the administrative side of things including flowers, and a wonderful dove release. The Order…

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Everything, from the arrangement to the Funeral was done compassionately. Katie was very supportive and reassuring, answering all our questions with speed and support. There was nothing from start to end that I would have changed regarding the service.…

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We arranged my late husband's funeral plan when he was terminally ill, & Sarah Kester visited our home to talk us through our options. From the outset & throughout the process, Sarah has been friendly, empathetic & very practical, which was what we needed. We…

Catherine Old

I Highly recommend A H Rogers & Sons Eastleigh. I lost My Farther Dennis suddenly in early March 2026 and although I didn't to originally plan to use their services, from the very first Phone call with Katie I felt completely confident and happy that…

Benny Fitts

I cannot praise Rachel and the team enough. caring, sensitive, thoughtful, suppportive. The attention to detail was impressive, suggestions of options, going out of her way to meet our needs exceeding all expectations and making sure the day went smoothly. NOTHING was too much trouble.…

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