Our charging structure
Whilst the more traditional method of charging for Probate services by banks and solicitors was a fixed percentage fee of the estate value, being central London accountants we made a conscious decision to charge based on time spent at our hourly charge out rates. Given an individual’s highest value asset is usually their home and property values in London and the surrounding areas continue to rise rapidly, we felt this was a much fairer and transparent approach to take.
Our 2026 hourly charge rates, which are updated annually, are as follows:
*All rates quoted are subject to VAT. In addition any disbursements paid such as probate registration fees, postage and other costs would also be charged on the account.
Every probate case will vary in relation to the time taken to complete the process as it depends on a wide variety of factors including nature and complexity of assets, correspondence with third parties, the need to undertake valuations for specific assets, complications in the process with HMRC or the Probate office and locating beneficiaries to name but a few. However we firmly believe that as accountants with extensive tax and probate knowledge we are best placed to prepare probate work in a quick efficient manner thus helping to keep the overall costs down.
Whilst we cannot give specific quotes for reasons mentioned above, we have provided some illustrations of our charges based on previous probate cases and our experience. Please bear in mind these charges are just an indication and each case will differ depending on the complexity of each estate:
1. If the executors/next of kin gather all information for the deceased estate and prepare the Inheritance Tax form along with the probate application form then would like our firm to review the schedule of assets, relevant forms and IHT calculations
Our fees would usually be in the range of £2,000 to £2,500 + vat;
2. If the executors/next of kin gather all information for the deceased estate and would like our firm to review the schedule of assets, prepare the Inheritance Tax form along with the probate application form, calculate Inheritance Tax liability and submit the returns to HMRC & the Probate office
Our fees would usually be in the range of £3,500 to £6,000 + vat;
3. If the executors/next of kin would like our firm to gather all information for the deceased estate, prepare the schedule of assets along with Inheritance Tax form and the probate application form, calculate Inheritance Tax liability and submit the returns to HMRC & the Probate office
Our fees would usually be in the range of £6,000 to £11,000 + vat;
4. If the executors/next of kin would like the full suite of services including everything in 3. above along with Estate administration including the collection of assets, payment of liabilities and distributions to beneficiaries
Our fees would usually be in the range of £8,000 to £18,000 + vat;