Our costs - Probate

Disbursements

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as Court fees.  We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.  The usual disbursements being:

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• Probate application fee £155.00
   

• Swearing of the Oath (per Executor £9) 
   

• Bankruptcy-only Land Charges Department Searches (per beneficiary £1)
   

• Post in the London Gazette – Protects against unexpected claims from unknown creditors (cost varies)
   

• Post in Local Newspaper – This also helps to protect against unexpected claims (cost varies)
   

Potential additional costs:

• If there is no Will or the Estate consists of any share holdings (stocks and bonds) there is likely to be additional costs that could range significantly depending on the Estate and how it is to be dealt with.  We can give you a more accurate quote once we have more information.
   

• If any additional copies of the grant are required
   

• Dealing with the sale or transfer of any property in the Estate is not included
   

• An Inheritance Tax Form IHT400 is required and/or IHT is payable.  If this is applicable the timescales below are likely to be extended.

Timescale

On average Estates that fall within this range are dealt within 4-8 months.  Typically obtaining the Grant of Probate takes 8 – 10 weeks.  Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 8 – 10 weeks. 

Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets, which normally takes 2 – 4 weeks.  Please note however, the estate cannot be finalised until any properties have been sold.

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