This estimate is based on Estates where:
Professional Fees from £1,000.00 (Plus VAT at a rate of 20%) | Additional costs (on top of Professional fees + VAT) | ||
Estimation of 5-8 hours work | No valid Will | ||
Directors | £220.00 per hour | Shareholdings (Stocks and Bonds) | |
Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience | £200.00 per hour | Additional copies of the grant | £1.50 |
Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience | £175.00 per hour | ||
Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £145.00 per hour | ||
Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners | £110.00 per hour | ||
+ AML ID fee (Per person) | £10.00 | ||
Disbursements (no VAT) | |||
Probate application Fee | £155.00 | ||
Bankruptcy-only Land Charges Department searches (Per Beneficiary) | £2.00 |
The Professional fees we charge will vary based on the following factors:
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
On average, estates that fall within this range are dealt with within 3-4 months. Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 4-6 weeks. Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 4-5 weeks. Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets, which normally takes 2-3 weeks.
Professional Fees £750 - £1,500 (Plus VAT at a rate of 20%) | Additional costs (on top of Professional fees + VAT) | ||
+ AML ID fee (Per person) | £10.00 | Additional copies of the grant | £1.50 |
Disbursements (no VAT) | |||
Probate application Fee | £155.00 | ||
Post in London Gazette | £83.40 | ||
Post in Local Newspaper | £100 - £120.00 |
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
As part of our fixed fee we will:
Based upon the information provided to us by the Executors regarding assets and liabilities of Estates we will;
On average, applying for a Grant of Probate takes between 3-6 weeks.
Professional Fees from (Plus VAT at a rate of 20%) | |
Single Will (1 person) | £350.00 |
Mirror Will (2 people) | £500.00 |
The Professional fees we charge will vary based on the following factors:
Usually draft wills are sent out for approval within 7 to 10 days of the initial meeting with the client.