Service | Total cost | Basis for charges – hourly rate or fixed fees or combination of both | Experience and qualifications of those carrying out the service | Experience and qualifications of the Supervisors | Description of and cost of likely disbursements or average cost or range of costs | Which of these disbursements attract VAT and at what VAT rate | Key stages of the matter and likely timescales for each stage |
Grant of probate/letter of administration – application only (for estates below the inheritance tax threshold) | £850 - £1,250 | Fixed fee | £300 court fee | No VAT | 2 -4 months including registry’s processing of application |
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We will:-
- Provide you with a dedicated and experienced probate practitioner to work on your matter
- Identify the legally appointed executors or administrators
- Accurately identify the type of Probate application you will require
- Obtain the relevant documents required to make the application
- Complete the Probate Application
- Draft a statement of truth for you to sign
- Make the application to the Probate Court on your behalf
- Obtain the Probate and securely send office copies to you
Please note that this is the procedure and charge for an estate that falls below the inheritance tax threshold https://www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax. A different procedure and charge will apply in other instances but the work may still be undertaken as a fixed fee charge. The instances are too varied to provide a definitive representation and we invite you to make contact with one of our experienced practitioners to discuss the various options open to you and the charges that will arise Wills, Trust & Probate”
Service | Total cost | Basis for charges – hourly rate or fixed fees or combination of both | Experience and qualifications of those carrying out the service | Experience and qualifications of the Supervisors | Description of and cost of likely disbursements or average cost or range of costs | Which of these disbursements attract VAT and at what VAT rate | Key stages of the matter and likely timescales for each stage |
Estate Administration | 1% - 2.75% of estate value, dependant upon estate size and value | Hourly rate: £130 per hour - £310 per hour (plus VAT) | £150 - £250 plus VAT, Section 27 Trustee Act Advertisement (dependant upon deceased’s locality) £2 per beneficiary Bankruptcy – only Land Charges Department Search £300 court fee |
VAT @ 20%
| 4 – 12 months |
Descriptive Example
We will:-
- Provide you with a dedicated and experienced probate practitioner to work on your matter
- Identify the legally appointed executors or administrators and beneficiaries
- Accurately identify the type of Probate application you will require
- Obtain the relevant documents required to make the application
- Complete the Probate Application and the relevant HMRC forms
- Draft a statement of truth for you to sign
- Make the application to the Probate Court on your behalf
- Obtain the Probate
- Collect and distribute all assets in the estate
Please note:- Dealing with the sale or transfer of any property included within the estate will incur an additional conveyancing charge.