Probate Cost and Service Information.
Uncontested Probate (with all assets in the UK)
Prices
Grant of Probate only
Our legal fee – £395.00
VAT – £79.00
Total legal fee – £474.00
Our legal fee is a fixed fee.
Disbursements (fees payable to third parties)
Fee Cost
Probate Application Fee £155.00 (please note this could vary depending on the HMCTS fee at the time)
TOTAL FEES (legal fee + disbursements) = £269.00
Full estate administration
Our legal fee * – £995.00
VAT – £199.00
Total legal fee – £1,194.00
Our legal fee is a fixed fee.
* This legal fee quote is based on estates where:
- There is a valid will.
- There is no more than one property.
- There are no more than 3 bank or building society accounts.
- There are no other tangible assets.
- There are 1 – 3 beneficiaries.
- There are no disputes between beneficiaries on division of assets.
- There is no inheritance tax payable and the executors do not need to submit a full account to HMRC.
- There are no claims made against the estate.
Disbursements (fees payable to third parties)
Fee Cost
Probate Application Fee £155.00
Land Registration Fee Depends on the value of the house see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-registration-services-fees. However fees typically range from £40.00 – £190.00 unless the property has a high value.
TOTAL FEES (legal fee + disbursements) = £1,349.00 plus applicable Land Registration Fee.
Work included and key stages
The precise work and stages involved in a probate matter vary according to the circumstances. However, we have set out the key stages involved in a typical full estate administration probate matter:
- Take your instructions and give you initial advice.
- Identify the legally appointed executors or administrators and beneficiaries.
- Establish the extent of the estate by identifying the various assets and liabilities.
- Identify the type of probate application required.
- The application for Grant of Probate is prepared and then sworn by the executor and submitted to the appropriate Probate Registry together with the Will, if there is one.
- Once the Grant is received, it is submitted to the various organisations with whom assets are held in order to start the process of transferring the assets into the beneficiaries’ names.
- All estate liabilities have to be paid before the estate can be distributed among the beneficiaries;
- Confirmation is required that tax is paid up to date and there are no outstanding HMRC claims;
- Estate accounts should be prepared thereafter, and the estate distributed in accordance with the terms of the Will.
Services excluded
Our service will not include any of the following:
- Any contested probate matters or advice on the same.
- Advice on tax or other accounting matters.
- Advice on assets held outside of the UK.
Approximate/ average timescales
On average, estates that fall within this quote range are dealt with within 3 months.
Factors that could increase costs
In some circumstances we may increase our fees to account for additional time, work or skill required to meet your instructions. Examples include:
- 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.
- If any additional copies of the grant are required.
Qualifications and experience of our team
Our probate team includes:
|
Name |
Position |
Experience |
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Mr Mahmood Uddin |
Solicitor |
Mr Mahmood Uddin qualified as a solicitor in 2003.
He began work as a trainee in 2000 and undertook criminal and prison law work. Mahmood was very hands on with clients straightaway conducting prison visits and advising and assisting clients in the Magistrates court.
Next, Mahmood joined a large national firm in South Yorkshire and focused on industrial disease work.
Following this Mahmood moved to London where he worked for two years at a national firm conducting immigration work including asylum and human rights law.
Mahmood then returned to Yorkshire and lectured on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Huddersfield.
In 2006, Mahmood set up Trinity Law Solicitors as a sole practitioner. Shortly after he was joined by his brother Zia and a highly experienced probate Consultant Solicitor. More recently, Muneer, Mahmood’s son has also joined the practice.
In 2017 the firm successfully issued proceedings for judicial review on a human rights issue in the High Court and is believed to have been the first firm to do so.
Mahmood speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. |
|
Mr Zia Uddin |
Solicitor |
Mr Zia Uddin qualified as a solicitor in 2011.
Zia previously worked for other firms as a paralegal undertaking prison law and criminal law work.
He joined the firm in 2008 as a paralegal and then went on to complete his training contact with the firm and qualify as a solicitor.
Zia is the firm’s civil litigation expert handling a range of matters including injunctions, defending claims against large creditors and handling small track, fast track and multi-track personal injury claims. Zia also has extensive experience of immigrations matters which has gained while working for the firm.
While at Trinity Law Solicitors, Zia has been the lead solicitor on 4 claims for financial mis-selling which successfully went to the Court of Appeal.
Zia speaks English, Punjabi and Urdu. |
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Mr Muneer Uddin |
Solicitor |
Mr Muneer Uddin qualified as a solicitor in 2018.
Muneer studied law at the University of Huddersfield and has completed a Master of Laws.
Upon completing his studies, Muneer joined the firm and began his training contract.
Muneer now specialises in personal injury claims, housing disrepair claims and other general civil litigation work. He also undertakes immigration work which has been trained to deal with while working at the firm. |