All legal fees are a fixed price and won't change.

Grant of Probate

£500 to £900 legal fee

A Grant of Probate is the document issued by the Probate Registry confirming that you are the person that is legally entitled to administer an estate. This will allow you to distribute the assets that the deceased owned.

Estate Administration

£2,000 to £4,800 legal fee

This includes everything from the grant of probate option, with the additional help of valuing and sorting out the estate. There may be extra costs incurred depending on whats included in the estate, like stock-broker fees, or legal fees for selling a property.

Are there any extra costs?

Yes, there may be other costs on top. But your probate specialist will be open and clear about any extra costs right from the start. Some examples are:

Probate Registration Fee
(paid to the courts)

£273

Additional copy of the Grant

£1.50

Copy of the Will

£10

Bankruptcy Search

£2pp

Trustee Act Notices
(approximately)

£250

Indemnity for lost share certificates (approximately)

£100

Property Valuation

£99

Minimum Stock Broker fees
(per share)

from £20 /share

Financial Asset Search
(approximately)

£200

Copies of official documents

from £11 /document

Property sale fees from 1.25% (1.5% with conveyancing)

from £1,800

Deed of Variation

£250

Additional assets not provided in initial quote

£100 /asset

Agricultural assets

£1,000

Business assets

£500

Transferable nil rate band application

£150

Main residence allowance claim

£150

This is not an exhaustive list but does cover the most common. We'll let you know before any expense is incurred.

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