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Simply Probate

Lawyer · St Martins, Christchurch

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Checked12 October 2026
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Simply Probate

Lawyer · St Martins, Christchurch

Where you stand#30of 216 lawyers
Overall health8.7/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Simply Probate is a Christchurch-based probate service specialising in fixed-fee probate and letters of administration. Every application is prepared and reviewed by a practising New Zealand lawyer, with online submission and 100% remote service. Pricing starts at $699 + GST, applications are prepared in 1-2 business days, and a free 15-minute consultation is available.

Simply Probate is a Christchurch Central City probate specialist offering fixed-fee probate and letters of administration services across New Zealand. The service is 100% remote and lets customers start applications online, with paperwork prepared in one to two business days. Pricing information states probate applications start from $699 + GST.

The service model centres on expert legal oversight: every probate application is prepared and reviewed by a practising NZ lawyer before customers lodge documents with the Wellington Probate Registry. The platform describes itself as technology-driven to speed up application setup and to keep fees transparent, with the High Court filing fee noted as separate.

Customer feedback consistently notes clear instructions, responsive staff, and straightforward processes. Reviews highlight that clients found the online steps easy to follow, appreciated prompt replies from staff, and experienced cost-effective support for straightforward probate matters. Several reviewers reported rapid outcomes after filing, and positive experiences when obtaining letters of administration.

Simply Probate's local distinction is its combination of fixed-fee pricing, remote delivery, and lawyer oversight, aimed at simplifying probate paperwork for executors and administrators. By offering a short free consultation and an online-start workflow, it targets clients who prefer a quick, transparent probate route without in-person appointments.

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Your Google listing

Simply Probate displays a very healthy Google Business Listing with all core fields in place and responsive contact options. The strongest finding is that the listing is claimed and verified, with a live phone number and a visible website link, which supports trust and easy client access. A notable improvement area is increasing photos to enhance local visibility.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top opportunity

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    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 4 of them.
9.6Strong
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5.0 ★★★★★ (53)
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From the business

Simply Probate is New Zealand’s dedicated fixed-fee probate service. Every probate application is prepared and reviewed by a practising NZ lawyer, which you then send to the Wellington Probate Registry — at a fraction of traditional law firm costs. Probate applications from $699 + GST. No hidden fees, no hourly rates, no surprises. Our technology-driven platform lets you start your probate application online in minutes, with expert legal oversight at every step. 100% remote — no office visit required, wherever you are in New Zealand. Application paperwork prepared in 1–2 business days. We also handle letters of administration when there is no valid will. Start online or book a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your probate application.

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Your reviews

Simply Probate shows a very high health score on Google reviews, with outstanding rating confidence and top 10% star rating. The main finding is that overall customer satisfaction is very strong, while engagement with reviews is currently non-existent. Addressing review responses could improve trust and visibility, aligning with the solid achievements.

Strengths

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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top two opportunities

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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Review countYou hold more reviews than most of this market - depth buyers read as proof.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.3Strong
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Where you show up on the map

Simply Probate in Christchurch has a very high Google Maps health score and shows strong visibility in local searches. The top findings show solid aggregate performance and steady borough presence, with several estate planning and real estate keywords ranking at the top. Continued momentum in local rankings could further expand visibility across nearby suburbs.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
6.3Good
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2Top three for "estate planning attorney" in 27 suburbs, seen in 79
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St Martins Law Limited4.6 ★ (25) · Lawyer
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Simply Probate15.0 ★ (53) · Lawyer
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Weston Ward & Lascelles4.3 ★ (65) · Lawyer
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Saunders & Co Ferrymead4.8 ★ (46) · Lawyer
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Where customers find you

Simply Probate shows a health score of 5.6 out of 10, indicating average overall presence in social platforms and directories. The strongest verified asset is a Facebook profile with a very high trust score, suggesting solid reach and credibility there. Opportunities lie in adding or activating profiles on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, TikTok Directory and GrabOne to broaden visibility and trust.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Top Lawyers ListingWe can see your Top Lawyers Listing listing (https://toplawyers.co.nz/simply-probate-christchurch) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
  • 3
    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.6Strong
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Your website

Simply Probate shows a very high on-page SEO health for its homepage, indicating solid technical foundations. The strongest finding is the meta description within the ideal length and a perfectly positioned title tag. Minor room exists for reducing render-blocking resources and speeding up load times to further improve user experience.

Strengths

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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
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    Pages linking to youVery few individual pages anywhere on the web link to yours, so there is almost nothing for search engines to follow back to you.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Simply Probate shows a solid overall health with room to improve. The business benefits from strong paid traffic value, placing it in the top decile for paid traffic. Key strengths include high paid traffic value and effective spend management, while opportunities focus on expanding organic visibility and refining paid and landing page performance to lift overall traffic value further.

Strengths

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    What you spend on adsYour paid search activity is larger than almost any business in this market.

Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
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    Search terms you advertise onYour ads cover fewer search terms than most businesses advertising here, so there are few searches where you appear at the top.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws more visitors from search than half the businesses here, so a steady share of enquiries arrive without you paying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 4 of them.
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31About 443 visits a month from search, across 64 searches
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Your hours against demand

Simply Probate's opening hours align strongly with midweek midday demand, covering most high-traffic lunchtime windows on Tuesday (12-1pm), Wednesday (12pm) and Thursday (10-11am). There are some missed early-morning and late-afternoon peaks-notably Monday and Friday 8am, and Monday/Wednesday 5pm-plus Saturday evenings closed during demand. Two low-demand Saturday afternoon hours may be inefficient to staff.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand better than nearly every business here, so most of the time you are open, people are actually looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
Saturday8:30am-5pm
Sunday8:30am-5pm
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01Google listing1 opportunity

02Reviews2 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#30of 216 Christchurch lawyers
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Christchurch lawyersOverall · 216 businesses
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