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Probate

Do I need Probate?

In order to quickly establish whether probate is required in your situation, you can call our freephone number 0844 412 5857 and talk directly to one of our advisors who can guide you, without charge, on how to proceed.

Free Online Probate Calculator

Why Do I need Probate?

  • Probate is necessary when the value of the deceased's estate is above £5000.
  • Most estates are above the value of £5000 as they usually include property; the majority of estates will enter probate.
  • Currently Inheritance Tax is only paid on Estates above the value of £325,000. (as of 2011)
  • Our Free Online Probate Calculator gives you an idea of how much probate cost will be.

Stages to Probate

There are two stages to probate:

  1. obtaining the grant of probate
  2. administering the estate once the grant of probate has been obtained

If you have a small estate and just need a solicitor to apply for and obtain the grant of probate on your behalf, you can save money — though you will have to do a lot of work to gather it in and you will be personally liable (as an executor) for mistakes so you need to be very methodical and diligent to do this.

If you are dealing with a larger estate or where there is a potential for dispute and arguments between the beneficiaries then it may be better to have a solicitor deal with all of the probate on your behalf.

Expert Wills & Probate Solicitors

  • Our Expert Wills and Probate Solicitors have all the Information you need on complex issues of Inheritance Tax and Probate matters.
  • Our Fixed Fees on Probate apply to all Estates, whether big or small.
  • Whenever you need any help, you can talk to our Specialist Solicitors for Free at 0844 412 5857.

Free Online Probate Calculator

Whenever you need any help, you can talk to our Specialist Solicitors for Free at 0844 412 5857.

Do you want just a grant of probate
or for the full estate to be administered on your behalf?

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Just Grant of Probate

Please note that we aim to offer a fixed fee in every instance and can only estimate the work involved until we speak to you — that said, a typical estate of £180,000 with one property, 4 savings accounts and one lot of shares would cost you just £489.00 (plus vat and disbursements) to obtain the grant of probate.

Full Estate to be Administered

Please note that we aim to offer a fixed fee in every instance and can only estimate the work involved until we speak to you — that said, a typical estate of £180,000 with one property, 4 savings accounts and one lot of shares would cost you just £689.00 (plus vat and disbursements). This does not include the fees for actually selling a property which would be charged at an additional cost.

If you compare this with other online quotes, you will see that our probate solicitors are usually much more cost effective than other online providers and a typical comparison is shown below:

Estate Values £180,000 £405,000 £800,000
Typical Bank Fees £7,200 £16,200 £32,000
Average Solicitor £3,600 £8,100 £16,000
Final Duties Quotes £1,520 £2,135 £4,507
Our Fees £689 £1250 £1999

And this does not even show the tremendous savings you can make if we just obtain the grant on your behalf.