Pricing

We follow the Court of Protection’s guidance for solicitors’ costs.

For straightforward matters, our costs are based on the fixed fees allowed by the Court. For example, the Court allow fixed fees of up to £1,204 plus £240.80 VAT (total of £1,444.80) for appointing a Property and Financial Affairs Deputy.

For more complex matters, our costs are based upon an hourly rate set and approved by the Court of Protection. We will provide an estimate of how long we expect your matter to take following our initial meeting.

The guideline rates set by the Court of Protection are based on the solicitor’s experience and location. The Grades and hourly rate of our solicitors is listed below.

Grade A – £282 per hour plus £56.40 VAT (total of £338.40) – Simon Heapy and Paul ClarkTEP.

Grade B – £242 per hour plus £48.40 VAT (total of £290.40) – Becky Spall.

Grade C – £196 per hour plus £39.20 VAT (total of £235.20) – Natasha Yelland.

 

Additional Costs:

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

£408 – 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.

Cross Border Wills

All of our Wills are bespoke and our pricing structure takes into account your circumstances, the complexity of advice required and the type of Will you require to meet your wishes. Due to the additional complexity when dealing with Wills with an international element, all cross border Wills fall into our Complex or Specialist Will fee structure.

For one person

Initial meeting: No charge 

Codicils (amendments to wills) – from £395 plus £79 VAT (total £474)

Complex Wills – from £795 plus £159 VAT (total of £954) 

Specialist Wills – from £995 plus £199 VAT (total £1,194) 

We will confirm the exact cost following our initial meeting.

 

For two people

Initial meeting: No charge 

Codicils (amendments to wills) – from £495 plus £99 VAT (total of £594) 

Complex Wills – from £1,195 plus £239 VAT (total of £1,434) 

Specialist Wills – from £1,495 plus £299 VAT (total £1,794)

We will confirm the exact cost following our initial meeting.

 

Additional costs that may be incurred

£7 per title – HM Land Registry fee for checking the title to a registered property

£300 (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

We are able to assist with probate applications and estate administration where the deceased person was domiciled in England & Wales and owned assets abroad or was domiciled abroad and owned assets in England & Wales.

Please click here for an overview of our fees.

Download our detailed pricing guide which contains detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

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

For one person:

From £125 plus £25 VAT (total of £150) – Revoke Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney

From £395 plus £79 VAT (total of £474) – Register Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney

From £495 plus £99 VAT (total of £594) – Ordinary Powers of Attorney

From £595 plus £119 VAT (total of £714) – Lasting Powers of Attorney

 

 

For two people:

From £200 plus £40 VAT (total of £240) – Revoke Enduring or Lasting Powers of Attorney

From £495 plus £99 VAT (total of £594) – Register Enduring or Lasting Powers of Attorney

From £695 plus £139 VAT (total of £834) – Ordinary Powers of Attorney

From £795 plus £159 VAT (total of £954) – Lasting Powers of Attorney

 

Business Lasting Powers of Attorney:
From £695 plus £139 VAT (total of £834)

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.

 

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

 

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

Estate Administration – UK and International

The following pricing information relates to probate and estate administration in which there are no disputes or claims made against an estate.

Our fees listed below are payable from the deceased’s estate. We do not act in administrations where the deceased’s assets are less than their debts.

We categorise our work based on the complexity of the estate. We use four main categories

• Simple
• Standard
• Complex
• Specialist

The category an estate will fall into will largely depend on the value of the estate, type of assets, the Inheritance Tax position and whether there are any complicating factors such as there being no will (Intestacy) or assets in foreign counties.
We further sub-divide into different levels. The most straightforward estate we deal with is Simple Level 1 and the most complex is Specialist Level 3.

 

Grant only

(This includes Grant of Letters of Administration, Grant of Representation and Grants of Probate – see our guide to Probate / Estate administration for more information about the different types of Grant).

Simple estates

From £1,495 plus £299 VAT (total of £1,794) to £2,195 plus £439 VAT (total of £2,634)

Standard estates

From £2,995 plus £599 VAT (total of £3,594) to £4,995 plus £999 VAT (total of £5,994)

Complex estates

From £5,995 plus £1,199 VAT (total of £7,194) to £7,995 plus £1,599 VAT (total of £9,594)

Specialist estates

From £9,995 plus £1,999 VAT (total of £11,994) to £12,995 plus £2,599 VAT (total of £15,594)

Additional Work

Placing Statutory Notices to Creditors or an Estate Search – £495 plus £99 VAT (total of £594)

All other additional work is charged at an hourly rate of £282 plus £56.40 VAT (total of £338.40) per hour.

 

Download our detailed pricing guide which contains detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

 

Full estate administration

(Our fees listed below cover the entire estate administration from beginning to end).

Simple estates

From £3,495 plus £699 VAT (total of £4,194) to £4,995 plus £999 VAT (total of £5,994)

Standard estates

From £5,995 plus £1,199 VAT (total of £7,194) to £9,995 plus £1,999 VAT (total of £11,994)

Complex estates

From £14,995 plus £2,999 VAT (total of £17,994) to £19,995 plus £3,999 VAT (total of £23,994)

Specialist estates

From £22,995 plus £4,599 VAT (total of £27,594) to £29,995 plus £5,999 VAT (total of £35,994)

Additional Work

All other additional work is charged at an hourly rate of £282 plus £56.40 VAT (total of £338.40) per hour.

 

Download our detailed pricing guide which contains detailed information about the price and what is included as part of each service.

 

Additional Costs that may be incurred

£300 – Probate Registry: Grant of Probate Application Fee

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

£7 – Land Registry fee per title

£20 up to £1,105 – Land Registry fees for transferring or assenting the property (dependent on property value)

£300 (estimate) – Statutory Notices to Creditors

£234 (including VAT) – Estate search

 

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

From £995 plus £199 VAT (total of £1,194) – Disclaim Inheritance

From £995 plus £199 VAT (total of £1,194) – Deeds of Variation

 

Additional Costs that may be incurred

£7 – Land Registry title check fee (per property title)

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

Our fees are based on time spent dealing with your matter and our hourly rate is £282 plus £56.40 VAT per hour (total of £338.40). We will discuss the estimated cost with you at our initial meeting and in some cases, we may be able to offer you a fixed fee. Our work is subject to a minimum fee and we have included this below.

From £795 plus £159 VAT (total of £954) – Creating personal injury trusts

From £2,495 plus £499 VAT (total of £2,994) – Creating other lifetime trusts

From £995 plus £199 VAT (total of £1,194) – Providing advice to trustees

From £995 plus £149 VAT (total of £894)– Appointment or removal of trustees

From £995 plus £199 VAT (total of £1,194) – Making distributions from trusts

From £282 per hour plus £56.40 VAT (total of £338.40) – Acting as professional trustee

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

Wills

All of our Wills are bespoke and our pricing structure takes into account your circumstances, the complexity of advice required and the type of Will you require to meet your wishes.

For one person:

Initial meeting: No charge 

Codicils (amendments to Wills) – from £395 plus £79 VAT (total £474) 

Standard Wills – from £495 plus £99 VAT (total £594) 

Complex Wills – from £795 plus £159 VAT (total of £954) 

Specialist Wills – from £995 plus £199 VAT (total £1,194) 

We will confirm the exact cost following our initial meeting.

 

For two people:

Initial meeting: No charge 

Codicils (amendments to wills) – from £495 plus £99 VAT (total £594) 

Standard Wills – from £695 plus £139 VAT (total of £834) 

Complex Wills – from £1,195 plus £239 VAT (total of £1,434) 

Specialist Wills – from £1,495 plus £299 VAT (total £1,794) 

We will confirm the exact cost following our initial meeting.

 

Additional costs that may be incurred:
£7 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.