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Wills

Costs for writing a Will vary depending on how complex your affairs are.​

  • The fee for a straightforward Will containing no trusts (for a single person) is £295.

  • The fee for a pair of straightforward Wills containing no trusts (for married couples or civil partners) is £395.

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VAT is not charged on these fees.

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Wills requiring more complicated provisions and requiring trusts vary in costs depending on their terms. Costs generally range between £750 and £2,500. All fees are confirmed in a client care letter usually following an initial meeting.

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If there are issues regarding testamentary capacity at the outset or during the Will-making process, then the fees will be revised to account for any additional work charged at the hourly rate set out in the terms of engagement.

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Lasting Powers of Attorney

  • £350 per Lasting Power of Attorney (plus £82 registration fee)

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If there are issues regarding mental capacity at the outset or during the process of making Lasting Powers of Attorney then the fees will be revised to account for any additional work charged at the hourly rate set out in the terms of engagement.

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Estate Administration

The time and cost administering an estate depends on the terms of any Will or if the deceased died intestate (i.e., without leaving a valid original Will), the relatives entitled to inherit, the type of assets involved and any complicated aspects of the estate. The value of an estate does not necessarily mean it will be more expensive to administer. In many cases, a high value estate with one or two assets will cost less to deal with than a smaller estate with lots of different types of assets.

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I will handle the full process for you and the ranges below show the price range for the average estate in each category. The following fees apply when all assets are in the UK.

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Simple Estates: Fees between £3,000 to £4,500

  • There is a valid Will

  • Whether or not any executors have died or refuse to act

  • There are no more than 2 to 3 bank or building society accounts

  • There are no more than 3 legacies in the Will

  • There are no more than 3 beneficiaries

  • There are no disputes between beneficiaries on the division of assets; if disputes arise this will lead to an increase of costs

  • There are no trusts in the Will

  • Whether there are any missing beneficiaries

  • There is no inheritance tax payable and the executors do not need to submit a full account to HMRC

  • There are no claims made against the estate

Medium Estates: Fees between £4,500 to £8,000

  • There is a valid Will or there is an intestacy with a small number of beneficiaries – up to five

  • Whether or not any executors have died or refuse to act

  • There is no more than one property

  • There are no more than 2 to 3 bank or building society accounts

  • There are life policies

  • There is a small number of shareholdings

  • The number of legacies in the Will is no more than ten

  • The number of beneficiaries is no more than five

  • Whether any beneficiaries do not have capacity under the Mental Health Act or are a minor

  • There are no disputes between beneficiaries on the division of assets; if disputes arise this will lead to an increase of costs

  • There are trusts in the Will

  • Whether there are any missing beneficiaries

  • There is no inheritance tax payable and the executors do not need to submit a full account to HMRC or there is no inheritance tax to pay but the executors still need to submit a full account to HMRC

  • There is the deceased’s income tax to deal with

  • There are no claims made against the estate

High Complexity Estates: Fees £8,000 to £20,000

  • There is a valid Will or there is an intestacy

  • Whether or not any executors have died or refuse to act

  • There is more than one property

  • There are multiple bank or building society accounts

  • There are multiple life policies

  • There are multiple shareholdings

  • There are pension policies to deal with

  • There are multiple legacies in the will

  • There are multiple beneficiaries

  • Whether any beneficiaries do not have capacity under the Mental Health Act or a minor

  • There are disputes between beneficiaries on the division of assets; if disputes arise this will lead to an increase of costs

  • There are trusts in the Will

  • Whether there are any missing beneficiaries

  • There is inheritance tax payable

  • There is CGT to consider

  • There is the deceased’s income tax to deal with

  • There are no claims made against the estate

Our estate administration fees do not include fees for dealing with any land or buildings, whether by sale or transfer.

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Disbursements (for all options)

Disbursements are costs related to your matter which are payable to third parties, such as court fees or Land Registry fees.

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Anticipated Disbursements:

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Probate fee - £273.00

Office copies of the Grant of Probate/Administration (50p per copy) - £1.50

S27 Notices in London Gazette and local newspaper (usually approx. £355) - £355.00

Land Registry Search fee per property - £3.00

Bankruptcy Search fee (for the deceased and per beneficiary) - £2.00

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We will do our best to arrange for these expenses to be met from the assets of the estate but where this is not possible (for example where no funds are available before a grant of representation is obtained), we may have to ask either you or a residuary beneficiary to put us in funds. Funding inheritance tax can be a particular problem in some estates, and we shall discuss this with you if this is relevant.

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The cost of sale of assets is paid directly from the sale of the asset itself, eg estate agents fees, sale of shares.

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