VAT where payable is currently charged at 20%

Single Will:
£275.00 (£330 inc. VAT)

Single Will with right to reside, more than 2 legacies, residuary estate into more shares:
£300.00 (£360 inc. VAT)

 

Mirror Wills:
£350.00 (£420 inc. VAT)

Mirror Wills with right to reside, more than 2 legacies, residuary estate into more shares:
£400.00 (£480 inc. VAT)

 

Discretionary Will Trust – single:
£375.00 (£450 inc. VAT)

Mirror Discretionary Will Trust:
£500.00 (£690 inc. VAT)

Court fee:
£82.00 (No VAT is payable on court fees).

Single LPA including registering:
£500.00 (£600 inc. VAT)
£300 preparation
£200 registration

Double LPA’s including registering:
£775.00 (£930 inc. VAT)
£475 Preparation
£300 registration

Court fee:
£82.00 each There is no VAT on court fees

Single LPA when making Will (Will price is additional) Including registering:
£480.00 (£576 inc. VAT)

Double LPA’s when making Will (Will price is additional) Including registering:
£750.00 (£900 inc. VAT)

LPA X 4 (H&W/P&F for couple):
£1,195.00 (£1,434 inc. VAT) £1,145 (£1,374 inc. VAT with Wills)
£775 Preparation
£370.00 Registration

Home Visits:
£50.00 plus VAT per visit
(mileage 40p per mile)

Notice of Severance:
£150.00 plus VAT

 

Single Codicil:
£200.00 plus VAT (START FROM)

Mirror Codicils:
£250.00 plus VAT (START FROM)

VAT where payable is currently charged at 20%

Obtaining a Grant of representation if no IHT payable:
£800 (£960 inc. VAT)

Obtaining a Grant if IHT payable:
£1,600 (£1,920 inc. VAT)

Full Administration of estate:
Quotation available on request

As a guide our fees for acting for an executor and dealing with an uncontested full administration will usually range between £1,500.00 and £5,000.00 plus VAT and disbursements. Our fees are calculated using a combination of an hourly rate of £250. Before undertaking any work, we offer a free initial appointment at which we will give you an initial estimate of our likely costs. Disbursements are costs related to your case that are payable to 3^rd parties and include items such as

• Probate Court fee of £300.00 plus £1.50 per copy of the Grant
• Bankruptcy Search of £2.00 per beneficiary
• Statutory Creditors notices of approx. £200.00
• Secure postage of will approx £10.00
  No VAT is payable on these disburments

The cost of dealing with the sale or transfer of any property in the estate is not included. What is included is :

• the advice and experience of a dedicated Probate Solicitor
• identifying the legally appointed executors/administrators and beneficiaries
• registering the death with the relevant financial authorities and gathering the necessary evidence to complete the application for the Grant.
• Dealing with HMRC and the Probate Registry to obtain the Grant, collect assets, settle liabilities and prepare full estate Accounts
• Liaising with HMRC and DWP
• Carrying out bankruptcy checks on beneficiaries
• Distributing the estate and obtaining the necessary receipts

On average it takes 8 weeks to obtain the Grant, but can currently take upto 16 weeks, and the whole administration should be completed within 6 months (depending on the sale of any property)

If you provide us with the necessary information, we can simply apply for the Grant on your behalf by completing and submitting the necessary forms to HMRC and the Probate Registry. If no Inheritance Tax is payable, our fees are £800.00 plus VAT (£960) plus a Probate Court fee of £300.00 and £1.50 per additional copy.

 

If Inheritance Tax is payable or a full Inland Revenue accounts is necessary, our fees are £1600.00 plus VAT (£1920) and a Probate Court fee of £300.00 plus £1.50 per copy. No VAT is payable on disbursements. VAT where charged is currently 20%.

Please see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-what-part-of-your-estate-pays-inheritance-tax for guidance on whether Inheritance Tax is likely to be payable.

Standard non-contentious Deputyship Applications – our fees are in accordance with the Court of Protection fixed costs currently £950.00 plus VAT and a Court fee of £408.00. No VAT is payable on the court fee.

All other Court of Protection applications will be based on our hourly rates of £240.

Trust £500.00 – £1,000.00 plus VAT dependant on the type of trust

£250.00 plus VAT (£300)

£250.00 plus VAT (£300)

For an individual quotation regarding Wills and Probate please call us for more information:

Manchester Office: 0161 914 9881
Oldham Office: 0161 624 6811
Todmorden Office: 01706 815712

Team Oldham and Manchester: Rachel Damianou and Jyoti Patel.

Team – Todmorden: Emma Piszkalo