Cheap probate fees

Cheap Probate fees

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Probate fees: In the weeks that follow a bereavement most people do not feel up to shopping around for probate fee quotes and the vast majority of families use the solicitor who is holding the will or go to a local high street firm. All too often this can prove to be a expensive mistake. Because probate solictors charge by the hour on probate fees.

Final Duties the independent probate broker recently obtained quotations on 6 different probate cases from 10 different providers and can offer the lowest cost probate fees in the UK.

The difference in the fees charged was staggering. As you can see from the table below the difference between the cheapest and the most expensive probate fees can be as much as 821%.

Estate Value	Final Duties	Average Solicitor	Bank
£20,000	£420	£450	£800
£70,000	£570	£1575	£2800
£180,000	£1520	£4050	£7200
£260,000	£3076	£5850	£10400
£405,000	£1135	£9113	£16000
£750,000	£4700	£16875	£30000
£1,500,000	£7306	£33750	£60000

Commenting on the results of the survey Adam Walker Mangering Director of Final Duties said “In most areas of life the maxim you get what you pay for holds true but this is not always true when it comes to choosing a probate provider. The Cheap probate fees quotation actually came from one of the largest firms of specialist probate solictors in the country.”

Adam Walker has the following advice for bereaved families.

1 – Always obtain more than one probate quotation.
2 – Ensure you obtain a fixed fee probate quotation not an estimate that may increase later.
3- Insure that the probate quotation is confirmed in writing before you accept it.
4 – Make sure that the work will be handled by a fully qualified probate soliuctor with specialist knowlewdge of wills, trusts and probate matters.