Probate and Estate Administration
Following the loss of a family member or friend the bereavement process is a difficult time for all of us. This is a time when we need help and guidance to support us not only through the bereavement but also dealing with the practicalities. There will be many questions and many difficulties to overcome. You need to have professionals to rely on and we believe that we are ideally placed to fill that gap. You will need guidance and support on dealing with debts and funeral expenses and how these can be paid from the estate. There are also questions as to who owns what property and what happens to jointly owned property or bank accounts.
Administering the estate will often involve dealing with the Probate Registry, the Inland Revenue and also often the Land Registry in dealing with property. There are lots of rules and procedures involved with dealing with these bodies. Also there is the issue as to whether a will has been left and how that will should be best administered and indeed whether it would be appropriate or indeed possible to vary that Will if there are difficult tax implications. We would strongly advise family members to speak to us as soon as possible and obtain our guidance so as to not find yourself in unnecessary difficulties. We are there to help you.
We have experts who can not only deal with the legal issues, but will guide you through the practicalities and help you deal with the day to day administration of the estate and dealing with everything from bills to paying out beneficiaries of a Will. We will help you shoulder the burden at this difficult time. We will also be sensitive to you and your family’s needs and help support you.
We are committed to ensuring that you are fully advised throughout the process and updated on developments at each and every stage. We will ensure that our charges are absolutely clear and open from the start and will not hide extra charges in legal jargon. We will charge you in line with capped maximum fees and provide fixed quotes. For example, we would charge as follows:
1.5% on the first £500,000
1% on the next £500,000
0.75% on every £500,000 thereafter
If you would wish to have a fixed quote for this please contact us.
We do not make charges for dealing with specific assets or specific beneficiaries and we will not make charges per letter written or hour spent. We will not build up a case to be something that it is not in order to charge a bigger fee. We wish to ensure that we will provide care and support with top quality legal advice and ensure that you have the very best outcome at the most difficult of times.
All fees will be collected from the estate and unless you wish would not be payable by the family.
To find out more about wills and probate please contact us. Kindly note that all fees may be subject to disbursements, which are extra charges to other bodies or experts which are outside our control. VAT will also be chargeable at the current rate, which again is outside our power.
