What you pay
Our fee (which is calculated at the initial meeting with you) will be fixed and will include all disbursements, VAT, court fees, management time and expenses. The fee is determined by the size of the estate; the tax position; the number of executors; the number of beneficiaries and the complexity of the estate.
Our fixed price fee includes the following services:
- Preparing the initial agreements with the executors
- Drawing up schedules of assets and valuations
- Contacting, as appropriate, all asset holders and creditors
- Producing draft accounts for the estate and paying any inheritance tax from funds available
- Preparing documentation for the Capital Taxes Office
- Preparing documentation for the Probate Office
- Making the application for the Grant of Probate
- Calling in assets and putting them into a designated client account
- Communication with all beneficiaries, including informing them of legacies and bequests
- Distributing the estate as defined in the will
- Producing final accounts and closing the estate
- Assuming all executor liability in respect of the estate
For further information or to arrange a no obligation initial meeting with one of our probate consultants please call the probate team on 0845 126 0891
What our customers say
"The great thing is that because it is a fixed fee, I am not being charged every time I call you. The other place we approached was going to charge us for every letter and phone call "
Probate Client, London