Your Legal Costs When Setting Out Your Last Will & Testament
Stachiw Bashir Green’s probate team understand that dealing with the estate of a loved one is a sensitive matter at a difficult time. We use our experience and expertise to make things as easy for you as possible. Our fees are very competitive and are detailed below.
Applying for the grant, collecting and distributing the assets
As part of our service we will:
We anticipate this will take between 10 and 20 hours work at £220 per hour so that total costs are estimated at £2200 – £4400 +VAT.
The exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of the matter. For example, if there is one beneficiary and no property, costs will be at the lower end of the range. If there are multiple beneficiaries, a property and multiple bank accounts, costs will be at the higher end.
We will handle the full process for you. This estimate is for estates where:
On average, estates that fall within this range are dealt with within 3-6 months. Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 2-6 weeks. Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 2 and 4 months. Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets, which normally takes 2-4 weeks.