Citizenship/naturalisation - is it essential to hire a solicitor or can I do it myself confidently?

Hi everyone, sorry if this is a repeated thread, I've looked a bit for some help along these lines and couldn't find it. I'm applying for naturalisation 13th of Feb this year. I've started the process online and it seems pretty straightforward. As I've been through LR and ILR, I have most of the documents needed and I think I have everything else from the list they required and I don't think my case is complicated. My question to people who have been through it recently is, based on your experience and the application outcome, is it essential to have a solicitor to look over your application and send it on your behalf? Or was it ok to do it yourselves? It's already a steep fee for the application (around £1.600 I think) and the solicitor's fees would get that up to £2.600, so it's a lot at the moment. I appreciate any thoughts and tips, anyway. Cheers.

Felipe.

Majority of people do it themselves. You don't need a solicitor.

It is not a difficult application to make!!

Please do post here any questions you may have - as said this this a straightforward application, and very light on document requirements. Note that processing will take a few months (UKVI target is 6 months) and they won't give you progress updates in the interim. This can be disconcerting, bearing in mind the importance and the fees involved. Also note that you are allowed to travel after submitting application/biometrics - naturalisation is not immigration.

No need for a solicitor unless you have particularly challenging circumstances. More than 90% of naturalisation applications get accepted.