Our Services
Our Fees
Fees List
- Wills while you wait
- Basic wills
- Complex wills for one person
- Complex wills for two people
- Witnessing wills
- Second Visits
- Probate Services
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Protecting your home from the impact of care fees
- Severance of Tenancy
- Advance Directives
- Packages
- Updates to wills
- Presentations on Wills
- Contract
- Method of Payment
- Legal Definitions
No VAT
Please note that as we are not currently VAT registered, there is no VAT to be added to the fees given on our website.
Why our fees are different
Our fees are different because they are all fixed in advance.
If you see a solicitor (or other legal professional) you may not know until you receive the final bill how much is going to be charged for Probate work, and possibly for other services.
This is because their fees could be based on an hourly rate (e.g., £180 per hour + VAT) and an estimate of how many hours will be involved. The estimate may or may not be accurate. You may also be charged a percentage of the value of the estate, if probate work is undertaken.
Travelling to meet with you
Please note that all our standard fees are based on meeting with you at our premises in Huddersfield. There may be a travelling charge in some cases if we travel to meet with you.
Any such charge will be agreed with you in advance.
Discounts
Fees List
Please read this section to find out how much we charge – and read the “Legal Definitions” section if you want to know what an instant Will is, or a Basic Will, or Probate or any of the other services listed here.
Wills while you wait
Our Will while-you-wait service makes use of modern technology and enables us to prepare a Will and give you face to face advice all in the course of a single meeting with you. It really is a case of a Will while you wait.
This means that you can have a Will drawn up in your own home that is ready to sign very quickly – sometimes within an hour.
We aim to produce all our Wills as Wills while-you-wait.
| Basic Will for one person: | ............................................................................................................ | £65.00 |
| Basic Wills for two people on similar terms: | ............................................................................................................ | £95.00 |
| Starting from: | ............................................................................. | £90.00 |
| Starting from: | ............................................................................. | £150.00 |
| Second marriage Wills where complex issues are involved |
............................................................................. | £175.00 |
(These fees are the total cost for both partners – not per person)
If you are not sure whether your requirements are simple or complex please call us for advice and we will give you a firm quote for preparing the Will that you require.
Witnessing Wills
If you are able to supply a second witness, we will supervise the signing of your Will and provide a witness. There is no additional charge for this service provided that witnessing your Will does not require an additional visit to you.
Second Visits
The above fees include the cost of a second visit to explain matters to you if a second visit should prove necessary because your will is too complex to be drafted in one meeting.
Call now to arrange a meeting or find out more: 01484 419029 or 07773890979
| Probate from: ......................................................................................................................................................................... | £200.00 |
(Plus Probate Registry fee of £90 if the estate is worth more than £5,000)
Cost of an application for probate where the estate is complex, or for other probate services:
Call to discuss what you require and we will give you a quote
We offer a range of Probate services. Our approach is to explain to you from the outset what is involved and to give you the option of doing some (or most) of the work yourself. This puts you in control and means that you do not pay legal fees unnecessarily.
If you are not sure whether your requirements are simple or complex please call for advice and we will give you a firm quote for the work that you require.
Call now to arrange a meeting or find out more:
01484 419029 or 07773890979
| For one person | ............................................................................. | £200.00 |
| For two people | ............................................................................ | £300.00 |
| Registration fee for one person | ............................................................................ | £75.00* |
| Registration fee for two people | ............................................................................ | £125.00* |
* Plus Public Guardianship Office fee of £120 per Lasting Power of Attorney
Protecting your home from the impact of care fees
| Advice plus Wills plus severance of tenancy | ............................................................................. | £195.00 |
| When not provided as part of a package | ............................................................................. | £25.00 |
| For one person: | ............................................................................. | £100.00 |
| For two people on similar terms: | ............................................................................ | £150.00 |
| Basic Will plus Lasting Power of Attorney for one person | ............................................................................. | £240.00 |
| Basic Wills plus Lasting Powers of Attorney for two people | ............................................................................ | £350.00 |
Updates to Wills
(only applies to documents originally drafted by Wills, Probate and More and subject to you providing the original document for checking)
Amendments taken by post, telephone or email : 50% of the cost of a new document
Amendments requiring a home visit: 75% of the cost of preparing a new document
Presentations on Wills, Probate and Care fee planning matters
Often no cost.
Contract
Please note that if you engage our services, you will enter into a contract with Wills Probate and More Ltd. The company is a member of the Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) and is governed by the IPW code of practice, a copy of which is available from the “Free Downloads” section on this website.
Method of payment
Payment may be made by cash or by personal cheque (supported by a cheque guarantee card), or by a Building Society cheque. Cheques should be made payable to: “Wills, Probate and More Ltd”.
Legal Definitions
Please refer to our free download
“Legal Jargonbuster” if you require an explanation of any of the legal words or phrases used on this website.
