Online Probate

Online Probate: wills, LPAs and probate guidance for England and Wales

Online Probate is a service built around three areas of estate planning and administration: making a will, setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and handling probate. Its stated scope covers families in England and Wales, and it presents three ways of working: completing the process online, discussing it by telephone, or receiving a home visit.

The service is presented as an alternative to the traditional law firm model, with the claim of "solicitor expertise without the bill" and a positioning around avoiding office appointments and hourly billing. The site states that the tools and guides were created by its two co-founders rather than by a marketing team or content agency.

The founders behind the service

Two named professionals are presented as the authors of the service's tools and guidance.

• Phil Izzard ("Phil The Will") is described as a will-writing specialist and co-founder. According to the site, he spent years writing wills for families across England and Wales and is the expert behind the wills and LPA services.
• Jane Morris-Rowlinson is presented as a probate solicitor with more than twenty years of practice and as co-founder. The site states she has guided hundreds of families through estate administration, from routine to complex cases, and that she designed the DIY Probate Portal.

Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney

The will service is aimed at people planning ahead, including first-time parents and homeowners, and the site frames making a will as a practical act of care rather than a morbid task. For LPAs, the material argues that without one, even a spouse has no automatic legal right to manage another person's affairs, and it cites Martin Lewis's public recommendation that every adult over 18 should have one.

The site offers a guide titled "What Type of Will Do I Need?" and publishes its will prices, although the amounts themselves are not reproduced here.

DIY probate with structured support

The probate side is organised around a DIY Probate Portal, described as a resource designed by a probate solicitor. The site states that most families in England and Wales do not need a solicitor for probate and are entitled to apply themselves. The portal is presented as applying the same structured process Jane would use in practice, without her hourly rate.

Its listed components are:

• Step-by-step guidance with structured tasks and progress tracking
• Simple explanations of the process
• Downloadable templates and resources
• Interactive quizzes, checklists and spreadsheets

A separate "Probate Checker" tool is also named in the site's navigation.

Recognition and published guides

The site displays a "Highly Commended" mention at the Probate Industry Awards 2026 and states that the service has been featured in the MoneySavingExpert probate guide. It also publishes free guides written by Izzard or Morris-Rowlinson, with topics including the case for LPAs, questions to ask before joining Free Wills Month 2026, and the probate application fee increase in England and Wales from £300 to £526 from 13 July 2026, confirmed by the Ministry of Justice according to the site.

Reviews and additional activity

The site reports an "Excellent" rating based on 76 reviews, attributed to Google, with individual testimonials from families in England and Wales describing telephone-based will and LPA appointments and the handling of estate matters. The material also mentions a referral programme, partnerships with charities, and a section for partners.