Pricing

Our costs are based upon an hourly rate set and approved by the Court of Protection. The costs below are estimates based upon the average time we expect it to take to complete an application.

Estimate of £3,105 (based upon 15 hours work) – Applications to appoint a Deputy

Estimate of £4,020 (based upon 20 hours work) – Application for a Statutory Will

Estimate of £5,025 (based on 25 hours work) – Applications for other matters by existing deputies or attorneys

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Additional Costs:

Estimate of between £500 and £1,000 – Mental Capacity Report from a medical practitioner

£365 – Court of Protection application fee*

*Fee exemptions and reductions can be obtained depending on circumstances

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

International Succession and Inheritance Tax Planning

£6,950 – Inheritance Tax Planning Report with calculation of current Inheritance Tax position

£8,950 – Inheritance Tax Planning Report with cash flow planning

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Cross Border Wills

For one person:

£395 – codicil

£495 – simple will

£595 – will with trusts

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

For two people:

£595 – codicil

£795 – simple will

£995 – will with trusts

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Additional costs that may be incurred:

£3 (per title) – HM Land Registry fee for checking the title to a registered property

£200 (estimate) – Notarised or Apostilled documents

The fee for advice and documents provided by foreign lawyers will be confirmed by foreign lawyers

 

International Probate and Estate Administration

 

Click here for pricing information about our UK only estate administration service.

 

No Inheritance Tax due – IHT207 required

£995 – Review of application papers prepared by executors

£1,495 – Grant application only

£3,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£4,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price of our international probate service and what is included as part of each service.

 

No Inheritance Tax due – IHT400 required

£1,495 – Review of application papers prepared by executors

£1,995 – Grant application only

£7,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£8,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price of our cross border service when no Inheritance is due and what is included as part of each service.

 

Inheritance Tax due – Estate value below £2m

£2,495 – Review of application papers prepared by executors

£2,995 – Grant application only

£9,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£12,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the cost of our international probate service and what is included as part of each service.

 

Inheritance Tax due – Estate value above £2m

£3,495 – Review of application papers prepared by executors

£3,995 – Grant application only

£14,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£19,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price of our cross border service and what is included as part of each service.

 

Additional Costs that may be incurred

£155 – Probate Registry: Grant of Probate Application Fee

£1.50 (per copy) – Copy Grant of Probate fee

£200 to £300 (estimate) – Statutory Notices to Creditors

£200 (estimate) – Notarised or Apostilled documents

The fee for advice and documents provided by foreign lawyers will be confirmed by foreign lawyers

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

We offer two different fee structures for litigation and disputes; an hourly rate (available in all cases) and a conditional fee agreement (available in a limited number of cases).

 

Hourly rate:

Our costs are based upon the time we spend dealing with your matter and our hourly rate is £250 per hour. Our minimum fee is £500 which is equivilent to 2 hours work.

We will provide you with an estimate of how much we think it will cost before we undertake any work and we will keep you updated on a regular basis. As a guide, we expect our fees to range from £5,000 to £10,000 to complete an initial investigation into your matter.

 

Conditional Fee Agreement:

In some cases, we are able to offer a Conditional Fee Agreement (also referred to as No Win, No Fee). Instead of charging an hourly rate, we will take a share of the funds you recover should your claim be successful and our fees usually range from 20% to 30%. It also means there will no fee paid to us should you not be successful.

 

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

For one person:

£250 – Revoke an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney

£295 – Register Lasting Power of Attorney

£495 – Register Enduring Power of Attorney

£495 – Ordinary Power of Attorney

£595 – Property and Financial Affairs

£595 – Health and Welfare

£695 – Both Property and Financial Affairs AND Health and Welfare

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

For two people:

£400 – Revoke Enduring or Lasting Powers of Attorney

£495 – Register Lasting Powers of Attorney

£695 – Register Enduring Powers of Attorney

£695 – Ordinary Powers of Attorney

£795 – Property and Financial Affairs

£795 – Health and Welfare

£895 – Both Property and Financial Affairs AND Health and Welfare

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Business Lasting Powers of Attorney:
£695 – for one business owner/director

£795 – for two business owners/directors

£895 – for three business owners/directors

£995 – for four business owners/directors

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Additional Costs:
£82 – Office of the Public Guardian Fee for registering one Lasting Power of Attorney

£164 – Office of the Public Guardian Fee for registering two Lasting Powers of Attorney

£246 – Office of the Public Guardian Fee for registering three Lasting Power of Attorney

£328 – Office of the Public Guardian Fee for registering four Lasting Powers of Attorney

Fee exemptions and reductions can be obtained depending on circumstances

Note – company articles or partnership agreement may need to be amended when creating Business Lasting Powers of Attorney and this is not included in our fees.

 

Professional Attorney
£995 per year – Annual checking service

£495 per £100,000 gross value of assets subject to a minimum fee of £1,000 (equivalent to £200,000 gross value of assets) – Acting as professional attorney

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

Estate Administration in England and Wales

The following pricing information relates to probate and estate administration where all of the deceased’s assets are held in the UK. Click here for pricing information about our cross border and international estate administration service.

The following prices also relate to matters in which there are no disputes or claims made against an estate. Click here for more information about our disputes and litigation services and pricing.

Our fees listed below are payable from the deceased’s estate. If it appears that the value of an estate’s assets are likely to be less than its debts, we will discuss this with you.

 

No Inheritance Tax due – IHT205 required

£795 – Review of application papers prepared by personal representatives

£995 – Grant application only

£2,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£3,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

 

No Inheritance Tax due – IHT400 required

£995 – Review of application papers prepared by personal representatives

£1,495 – Grant application only

£5,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£6,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

 

Inheritance Tax due – Estate value below £2m

£1,495 – Review of application papers prepared by personal representatives

£1,995 – Grant application only

£7,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£9,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

 

Inheritance Tax due – Estate value above £2m

£1,995 – Review of application papers prepared by personal representatives

£2,495 – Grant application only

£12,995 – Part administration (for example all work required to obtain probate or complete the administration once probate has been received)

£14,995 – Full estate administration

Please note that we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Click here for detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

 

Additional Costs that may be incurred

£155 – Probate Registry: Grant of Probate Application Fee

£1.50  – Copy Grant of Probate fee (per copy)

£200 to £300 (estimate) – Statutory Notices to Creditors

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

£250 – Assent or transfer of registered property (per property title)

£495 – Disclaim Inheritance

£795 – Deed of Variation – standard

£995 – Deed of Variation – creating trusts

£3,950 – Inheritance Tax Planning Report with calculation of current Inheritance Tax position

£4,950 – Inheritance Tax Planning Report with cash flow planning

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

We do not deal with property sales, purchases, mortgages or remortgages.

Additional Costs that may be incurred

£3 – Land Registry title check fee (per property title)

£20 to £910 (dependant on value of property) – Land Registry fee for assent or transfer of registered property (per property title)

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

£995 – Appointment or removal of trustees

£1,495 – Making payments from a trust

£450 – Creating a personal injury trust with a value of less than £100,000

£995 – Creating a personal injury trust with a value over £100,000

£1,995 – Creating other lifetime trusts with a value of less than the available Nil Rate Band

£2,995 – Creating other lifetime trusts with a value over the available Nil Rate Band

£1,995 – Trust registration as part of trust creation process

£2,995 – Trust registration – standalone

£1,995 – Providing advice to trustees on a one-off basis

£2,985 (minimum annual fee) – Providing ongoing advice to trustees – Fee is calculated as £995 per £100,000 gross value of assets subject to a minimum fee of £2,985 (equivalent to £200,000 gross value of assets)

£4,485 (minimum annual fee) – Acting as professional trustee for trusts – Fee is calculated as £1,495 per £100,000 gross value of assets subject to a minimum fee of £4,485 (equivalent to £200,000 gross value of assets)

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

Wills

For one person:

£295 – codicil

£395 – simple will

£495 – will containing trusts

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

For two people:

£395 – codicils

£595 – simple wills

£795 – wills containing trusts

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

 

Additional costs that may be incurred:
£3 (per title) – HM Land Registry fee for checking the title to a registered property

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

£845 – Simple Will and both Lasting Powers of Attorney

£945 – Will with Trusts and both Lasting Powers of Attorney

£5,495 – Will and Lasting Powers of Attorney with Inheritance Tax Planning Report and cash flow planning

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Additional costs that may be incurred:

£3 (per title) – HM Land Registry: Title Check Fee

£164 – Office of the Public Guardian fee for registering Powers of Attorney

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

£1,195 – Simple Wills and both Lasting Powers of Attorney

£1,395 – Wills with Trusts and both Lasting Powers of Attorney

£5,995 – Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney with Inheritance Tax Planning Report and cash flow planning

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Additional costs that may be incurred:

£3 (per title) – HM Land Registry: Title Check Fee

£328 – Office of the Public Guardian fee for registering Power of Attorney

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

£1,395 – Will with Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney (including Business Lasting Powers of Attorney)

£6,495 – Will with Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney (includign Business Lasting Powers of Attorney) with Inheritance Tax Planning Report and cash flow planning

Please note the fees referred to above are per business owner.

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Additional costs that may be incurred:

£3 (per title) – HM Land Registry: Title Check Fee

£82 (per Power of Attorney) – Office of the Public Guardian fee for registering Powers of Attorney

Note – company articles or partnership agreement may need to be amended when creating Business Lasting Powers of Attorney and this is not included in our fees.

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.

£945 – Simple Wills and both Lasting Powers of Attorney

£1,195 – Wills with Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney

£6,995 – Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney with Inheritance Tax Planning Report

Please note we are not currently charging VAT on our fees.

Additional costs that may be incurred:

£3 (per title) – HM Land Registry: Title Check Fee

£82 (per power of attorney) – Office of the Public Guardian fee for registering Powers of Attorney

£200 (estimate) – Notarised or Apostilled documents

The fee for advice and documents provided by foreign lawyers will be confirmed by foreign lawyers

 

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our pricing.