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This guide has not been checked against its sources
We re-checked our most-read guides against GOV.UK and the other official sources in September 2026. This one was not among them, so nobody has confirmed its figures, deadlines or process steps since it was written. Treat it as a starting point and confirm anything that matters on GOV.UK before you act on it.
We cannot tell you, and we are not going to guess. Revolut keeps its bereavement policy in its help centre, and that help centre blocks automated requests, so we have not been able to read the current page and confirm what it says. Figures are quoted for Revolut in a lot of places; none of them are sourced to Revolut, and putting one here would mean asking a bereaved executor to make a decision on something we made up. The reliable route is the in-app help centre, where you can ask directly and get the position that applies today.
Not that we have been able to confirm. Revolut's help centre article on what happens to an account when the holder dies is the only place the policy would be published, and that help centre returns an error to automated requests, so we have not read it. That is a gap in what we can tell you, not evidence that no threshold exists — ask in the app.
It is worth saying plainly why this matters. A Grant of Probate costs money and takes weeks to obtain, and thresholds vary enormously between institutions — some publish one, several publish none at all and decide case by case. An executor who applies because a website said a figure, when the provider would have released the money without one, has spent time and fees for nothing. Confirm with the provider first. Our probate threshold guide for 2026–27.
When notifying Revolut of a bereavement, you will typically need:
This list is the ordinary starting point for any provider, not something Revolut has published. Confirm the full document requirements with Revolut before applying for probate. For what probate requires generally, see our guide on what documents are needed for probate.
Revolut is a digital-only service with no physical branches. Bereavement support is handled online:
Revolut's in-app support team can guide you through the specific steps for their current bereavement process. Our guide on notifying banks after a death includes tips on dealing with digital-only financial providers.
No. Revolut does not appear on the member list published by the Death Notification Service (DNS). A DNS notification will not reach Revolut, so you have to tell it yourself through the app or the help centre.
Revolut does not publish whether it accepts form IHT423, the Direct Payment Scheme form that lets a bank, building society or NS&I pay inheritance tax straight to HMRC before the grant is issued. Ask before you assume, and if it will not, the tax has to be found from an account somewhere that will. See our guide on probate delays and IHT interest for more context on how IHT timing works.
Revolut publishes no timescale, and no official source publishes one for it either. We have removed the estimate that used to sit here, because “based on general fintech practices” is another way of saying we made it up. Keep a record of all correspondence and follow up if you do not hear back.
Our estate administration checklist includes a tracker to help you manage multiple institutions and their expected timelines.
Many providers will release a small balance against a signed indemnity or a small-estates declaration rather than a grant. Whether Revolut does, and at what figure, is exactly what we could not confirm — so ask it directly rather than working from a number quoted elsewhere.
Our guide on when you don't need probate explains the general rules around small estates in England and Wales. Scotland has confirmation rather than probate, with its own small-estate procedure through the sheriff court. An individual provider's policy sits on top of those rules: a provider can choose to release money without a grant, but it cannot require one where the law says otherwise.
For a complete overview of UK probate, read our complete UK probate guide for 2026. If you are deciding whether to manage probate yourself or use a solicitor, see our DIY probate versus solicitor costs guide. For IHT guidance, visit our IHT guide for 2026–27.
Before you assume you need probate
Do you actually need a grant — and what would it cost?
A Revolut balance is only part of the picture. Whether the estate needs probate at all depends on the whole picture — property, other accounts, and how everything was owned — not a single threshold. It is worth checking before you start filling in forms.
Guide reviewed July 2026. Bank thresholds change and can vary by account type — always confirm the current figure with the provider before relying on it.
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