UK Wills, Probate & Trusts Market Report 2025
This is the 12th edition of the report published in November 2025 (47 page PDF report).
Table of Contents
Mix of regulated and unregulated providers confusing for potential clients. 10
Market remains fragmented despite some consolidation. 10
Law firms offering will writing services continue to fall11
Population of 55s and over growing faster than overall population growth. 14
Since peak in Covid medium term trend has seen number of deaths decline. 16
Deaths decrease in Scotland but grow in Northern Ireland. 17
Law Commission recommends reform via a new Wills Act. 17
Proposals to replace archived paper wills with digital copies dropped. 19
Nearly 40% would dispute a will in court if they felt their inheritance was unfair. 19
Evaluation of the digital probate service from professionals and public users. 20
Improvement in time taken to complete probate process. 21
Registration fees for LPAs increase. 22
Lack of awareness of how to make a will limiting uptake but potential for more. 22
ICAEW members providing probate services can now administer oaths. 22
Co-operative Legal Services Ltd. 26
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. 27
Premier Solicitors (Bedford) Ltd .31
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. 35
Another good year for market value growth expected in 2025. 35
Probate – all grants of representation issued increased in 2024. 37
Over 8 out of 10 grants of representation issued were digital in 2024. 39
POAs applied for reached a record number in 2024, almost 1.5m.. 39
Number of trusts increases for first time in five years. 41
Deaths projected to increase up to 2029/30. 43
Market value CAGR of 5.9% between 2025 and 2029. 43
