Bank limits · From Coventry Building Society’s own website, 3 November 2026
Coventry Building Society probate limit
Coventry Building Society releases up to £50,000 in the person’s name alone without probate. Above that, it asks for a grant of probate (or letters of administration).
May still ask for probate below this. Source: Coventry Building Society’s bereavement page, read on 3 November 2026. That’s the most common limit: 14 of the 23 banks and building societies we list release up to £50,000.
Will Coventry Building Society ask for probate?
Type roughly how much was in their name alone at Coventry Building Society. Add their other banks too if you like.
Questions about Coventry Building Society and probate
How much can Coventry Building Society release without probate?
Coventry Building Society releases up to £50,000 in the person’s name alone without probate. Above that, it asks for a grant of probate (or letters of administration). From Coventry Building Society’s own website, checked 3 November 2026.
Do joint Coventry Building Society accounts need probate?
Usually not. A joint account normally passes straight to the other account holder, so it doesn’t count towards Coventry Building Society’s limit. Only money in the person’s name alone does.
Is the Coventry Building Society limit per account?
No, banks look at the total. Add up every account in the person’s name alone at Coventry Building Society. Money at other banks is judged against each bank’s own limit.
What if the Coventry Building Society balance is over the limit?
Apply for probate (or letters of administration if there’s no will), then send Coventry Building Society a copy of the grant. One grant works at every bank, so if any one bank needs it, it covers the rest too.
Other banks’ limits
- Bank of Scotland no published limit
- Barclays £50,000
- Chase no published limit
- Co-operative Bank £50,000
- First Direct £50,000
- Halifax no published limit
- HSBC UK £50,000
- Leeds Building Society £50,000
- Lloyds Bank £50,000
- Metro Bank £35,000
- Monzo £25,000
- Nationwide £50,000
- NatWest £50,000
- NS&I £5,000
- Principality Building Society £40,000
- Royal Bank of Scotland £50,000
- Santander £50,000
- Skipton Building Society £50,000
- Starling £30,000
- TSB no published limit
- Virgin Money £50,000
- Yorkshire Building Society £50,000
Not sure you need probate at all? Use the 3-question checker. Spotted a change at Coventry Building Society? hello@probatechecklist.co.uk