Solicitors and banks can offer a fixed price service which will take the stress of estate administration away from you.
However, you will pay handsomely for this. For example, a leading high street bank will charge 4% plus vat on the first £500,000 of your estate.
Solicitors might charge around 3% plus vat of the estate and/or hourly rates.
We can also introduce you to our preferred legal services firm who offer their probate services for a fixed fee. Also, for clients who want to do the estate administration themselves, but need help with the Grant of Probate application, their service is ideal.
Whichever option you choose, this gives you the peace of mind that the bill will not spiral out of control. This will take away most of the stress of estate administration and will still leave your family with the vast majority of the estate.
If you want some free information on what to do when someone dies, please click here.
Mrs J had just lost her father and was about to instruct a high street bank to do the estate administration for an exorbitant fee. Luckily, she spoke to us first and we put her in touch with a probate specialist who did it with a saving of £14,500 on a £500,000 estate.
If you want to benefit from a lower-cost, fixed-fee probate service, please do get in touch.