We have attempted to cover the fees associated with the most common services here. If you want to know fees for a service not covered here, please Contact Us.
This estimate is for estates where:
We anticipate that work on probate cases will take between 9 and more than 13 hours work but this can be discussed at the initial consultation once the work that needs to be done has been discussed.
As part of our fees, we handle the full process for you including:
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.
Counsel fee’s are chargeable at the hourly rate given and the time allocated, these are estimated to be between £300-£600 plus VAT (charged at 20%).
Disbursements are NOT included in this estimate and are additional to the fixed fee and are not VAT chargeable.
The application fee is £273 if the value of the estate is £5,000 or over – there’s no fee if the estate is under £5,000.
At Adam Bernard Solicitors, we undertake probate work under a fixed fee arrangement or at hourly rates depending on the complexity of the case. We have an initial consultation with our clients to discuss this and give a fee quote. Our hourly rates start at £129-£139 plus VAT (charged at 20%) per hour for a grade D fee earner (Trainee Solicitor, Paralegal and other Case Workers) £282-£373 plus VAT (charged at 20%) per hour for a grade A fee earner (Director, Solicitor or Legal Executive with over 8 years’ experience).
Here at Adam Bernards Solicitors, we offer probate services with regards to:
Our fixed fees start at £600.00 plus VAT (charged at 20%) for a Grade D fee earner (trainee solicitor, paralegal and other case workers).
Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes a minimum of 6 weeks. Collecting assets then follows and once this has been done, we can distribute the assets. On average, estates that fall within this range are dealt with within 6 weeks – 6 months.
Guideline hourly rates
| Fee earner | Hourly Rate (ex. VAT charged at 20%) | ||
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
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| Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
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| Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £185 p/h | ||
| Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
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Guideline hourly rates
| Fee earner | Hourly Rate (ex. VAT charged at 20%) | ||
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
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| Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
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| Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £244 p/h | ||
| Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
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We may quote a fixed fee based on our hourly fee earner hourly rates based on an approximation of the number of hours. Generally, it takes between 4-8 hours of work to complete a general application, however this varies. This means that on average costs are between £500 and £6,000 depending on the application.
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