Property & Probate

If you want to decide how your estate should be distributed after you have died you should make a Will. If someone dies without having made a valid Will their assets may not necessarily be distributed in the way they would have wanted or in a tax-efficient manner.
When a loved one dies there is often a lot to sort out. Beyond the practicalities of registering the death and arranging the funeral, there are important legal and financial ends to tie up and that is where we can help.

Services We specialize in

• Preparing Wills

• Preparing and registering Lasting Powers of Attorney

• Applications for grant of letters of administration or grant of probate

• Dealing with HM Revenue and Customs requirements

• The requirement of documents for the application to the court

• Legal representations, if required

Our Fees

For preparing a Will: £200 – £700 plus VAT (20%). Average price £400 plus VAT 20%. Most of our Probate cases are on an hourly rate basis. Please contact one of our team members to discuss your case.

• Additional costs not included

  • Any court fees such as probate court fees and fees for additional copies of the grant of probate

  • Other expenses where applicable such as swearing of oath fee of £5.00 per executor

  • Law Society Gazette Wills & Whereabouts advertisement of £300-£500

  • London Gazette advertisement to protect against creditors £185 plus VAT (Approx.)

Timeline

• Typically obtaining the Letters of Administration takes 7-26 weeks from initial instructions

• Collecting assets then follows which can take between 6-15 weeks from obtaining the Letters of Administration

• Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets which normally take 2-4 weeks from collecting assets