We have acted and continue to act for many businesses and their owners. We understand that it is imperative that your legal matters are handled in a professional and efficient manner.
In certain circumstances you may feel that you are able to handle certain aspects of the administration yourself and simply wish to instruct our firm to apply for and obtain the Grant of Probate (also called a Grant of Letters of Administration when there is no Will).
General Information
In this type of scenario are instructions are limited and include the preparation and filing of the Inheritance Tax Return with HM Revenue & Customs and the preparation and filing of an application with the High Court for a Grant of Probate. You will then be responsible for all other matters associated with the administration of the estate.
Our Fees & The Service Provided
The fees detailed below are on the basis that there are no disputes between the parties, that information is readily and easily available to apply for the Grant of Probate and there are no claims made against the estate. If changes need to be made to any cost estimate provided we will confirm the same in writing to you.
There are, in effect, 3 services we offer for these types of instructions:
As well as our fees there will also be additional disbursements that would need to be paid in order for the matter to successfully proceed. We will normally ask you for these fees on account. These types of fees will include, though are not limited to:
How long will it take?
If we are filing form IHT205 we would usually estimate that the Grant of probate will be obtained within 16-20 weeks.
If we are filing form IHT400 we would usually estimate that the Grant of Probate will be obtained within 20-24 weeks. This is largely dependent on how quickly HMRC process the form IHT400 once it has been submitted.
