cost just \u00a31.50<\/a>. Delivery time takes up to 10 working days.<\/p>\nOn 24 January, Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine<\/em> visited the website.<\/p>\nAt the time, it had an error message saying: \u201cWebsite under maintenance. Unfortunately the site is unavailable due to site maintenance. Service will be resumed on Friday 28th January. Apologies for any disruption\u201d.<\/p>\n
A screenshot of the Find a Will website on 24 January<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nOn 31 January, the text had been changed to say service would be resumed on \u201cMonday 31st January\u201d.<\/p>\n
A screenshot of the Find a Will website on 31 January<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nOn 1 February, it was again changed to say: \u201cSorry, the service is unavailable. You will be able to use the service from 9am on Friday 4 February. You can still search for a probate record by post.\u201d<\/p>\n
A screenshot of the Find a Will website on 1 February<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nAs of 11.23am on 4 February, the website has the same message but now says it will be available from 3pm on 4 February.<\/p>\n
A screenshot of the Find a Will website at 11.23am on 4 February<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nOrdering a probate record by post costs \u00a31.50 or \u00a33 for a \u2018standing search\u2019 (where it is unknown if a grant of representation has been issued). Response times are up to 28 days.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for Find a Will, did not respond to a query from Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine<\/em> asking why the promised date when the website would reopen had been repeatedly changed.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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