Grant of Letters of Administration

Grant of Letters of Administration

For straightforward matters where the deceased has not left a Will but you are confident that you can deal with a large amount of the work yourself (including collecting in all the assets and distributing the Estate) you can limit our involvement to simply obtaining a Grant of Letters of Administration and you do the rest.

Where this applies our probate specialists will:

• Obtain details of the assets and liabilities of the Estate
• Prepare the Grant application for submission to the Probate Registry
• Prepare an Inland Revenue Account
• Apply for the Grant of Administration
• Supply you with the Sealed Grant of Administration and Office Copies

How much will it cost?

The price we charge will depend upon whether or not the Estate is liable to pay Inheritance Tax. For Estate's which are not subject to Inheritance Tax our fee is £1,100.00, for those which require the completion of an Inheritance Tax account but where no tax is payable on the Estate our fee is £1,800.00 and for those which require the completion of an Inheritance Tax account and where tax is payable on the Estate our fee is £2,500.00. Our fees will also attract VAT which the Government has set at 20%.

There are also fees payable to third parties and the court fee payable to the Probate Registry (currently £300.00).

If you ask us to do any additional work then that will attract an extra cost.

How long will it take?

To a large extent we are in the hands of the Probate Registry and like many Government funded departments they have suffered from cut backs in recent years. As a result you can expect the process to take between 2 – 4 months.

To set up a meeting with one of our Wolverhampton based specialist probate solicitors or case workers call us on 01902 577774 or request a callback by filling out the form.