Trustlaw Solicitors provides a full range of estate planning and elderly client services to suit your individual circumstances, including:

  • Wills
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Elderly client advice
  • Care fees advice
  • Probate
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Court of Protection

But we believe that offering you holistic legal and financial advice will enable you to plan more effectively for your – and for your family’s – future.

That’s why we’ve joined forces with Trustlaw Wealth, so that every client can benefit from our extensive financial and wealth management experience alongside our estate planning expertise, giving you complete control over your financial future.

Our charges are calculated mainly by reference to the time spent in dealing with your matter. This includes advising, attending on you as our client, dealing with papers, correspondence, telephone calls and any travelling and waiting time. The hourly rates applicable to different members of our professional staff are:

  • Director/TEP* £395.00
  • Senior Paralegal £195.00
  • Junior Paralegal £125.00

*Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner

We will always provide an estimate of our charges, before commencing any work for our clients. We are also able to offer many of our services on a Fixed Fee basis. Please enquire for more details.

As a guide and indication only, we would expect a typical application for a Grant of Representation (Probate) and the associated estate administration for an estate where no inheritance tax is payable, to be in the region of £2,000 – £3,000.  In addition to our costs, there is also an application fee payable to HM Courts & Tribunals Service of £273.00 + £1.50 for each official (sealed) copy of the Grant of Representation that may be required.   The usual timescale for a simple estate and application is currently 3-4 months.

In more complex matters, we will provide an indication of our expected costs at the commencement of our work for you which will be tailored to your specific circumstances and assets held by the deceased.

All rates are subject to VAT at the rate that applies when the work is done, currently 20%.