Tables of our fees for Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Grants of Representation and Independent Legal Advice
Will Services
| Service | Fee exc. 20% VAT |
| Standard Single Will | £295* |
| Single Will with Trust | £395* |
| Standard Mirror Wills | £395* |
| Mirror Wills with Trust | £495* |
| Mirror Wills with Trust and severance | £695* |
*Price starting from
Powers of Attorney: Health & Welfare and Property & Financial Affairs
| Service | Fee exc. 20% VAT |
| 1 * Lasting Power of Attorney | £350 |
| 2 * Lasting Powers of Attorney | £600 |
| 4 * Lasting Powers of Attorney | £1000 |
| General Power of Attorney | £175 |
| Deputyship Order | £1200 |
| Court Registration Fee | £371 |
Declaration of Trust
| Service | Fee exc. 20% VAT |
| If we are already instructed on purchase | £300 |
| If you have already purchased the property or are not an existing client | £500 |
| If you require severance of your joint tenancy | £700 |
Grant of Representation
| Service | Fee exc. 20% VAT |
| Fixed Fee Probate | £2000 |
| Estate Administration | £3300* |
| Probate Hourly Rate | £220 |
*Price starting from
Other Private Client Services
| Service | Fee exc. 20% VAT |
| Independent Legal Advice° | £495 |
| 30-minute meeting | £95 |
| Notice of Severance | £150 |
°Independent Legal Advice denotes professional legal advice in response to queries relating to Wills, LPAs, Probate, Estate Administration, Trusts, or Deputyship orders, with all of which our Private Client Solicitors will be able to assist.
If you have been advised by a Private Client Solicitor to seek independent legal advice, we can also assist.
Probate Fees
Battrick Clark Solicitors of Bristol handle the probate process for clients throughout the UK.
Our fees for this service, where the probate is uncontested (which is to say, there is no dispute between beneficiaries on the division of assets), are set out below.
Applying for the Grant, Collecting, and Distributing the Assets:
We anticipate that this will take between 15 and 30 hours at £220 per hour. The total costs in legal fees will therefore typically be in the range of £3300 – £6660 + 20% VAT (depending on the Will instructions and on the type and amount of assets).
This range of prices covers a typical range of cases in which:
- There are between 1 and 5 beneficiaries
- There is at most one property
- There are at most 2 bank or building society accounts
- There is no inheritance tax payable, and the executors do not need to submit a full account to HMRC
- There are no unresolved claims against the estate
The exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of the matter. For instance where there are multiple beneficiaries, or multiple assets including property to distribute, costs will be higher than if there is a single beneficiary or a single liquid asset to distribute.
Please note that if inheritance tax is payable on the estate being distributed, probate costs may be higher. The inheritance tax itself will also have to be paid to HMRC before the remainder of the estate can be distributed to its beneficiaries.
To facilitate the probate process, we will also handle the payment of disbursements, which are costs related to the matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees. These will be added to our own fees in your billing.
Disbursements for which we must pay on your behalf in relation to probate include:
- Probate application fee of £273
At the discretion of the executors, the following disbursements may also apply:
- £83.40 charge for posting an announcement in The London Gazette (to protect against unexpected claims from unknown creditors)
- £144.53 charge for posting an announcement in a local newspaper (to further protect against unexpected claims)
Sometimes additional costs also arise in particular circumstances such as:
- Where there is no Will
- Where the estate consists in whole or part of share holdings (stocks and bonds)
- Where additional copies of the grant are required – the cost for this is 50p per copy
- Where the estate has to dispose of property