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At Ella Millett Legal we offer upfront and transparent information about our fees for the services we provide. We try and always provide you with fixed fees for our services that are fairly priced when we act for you so you can be certain of what you will pay from the start.

 

All of the charges below include free home visits (where appropriate) and/or appointments by telephone or skype if it's not possible to provide you with a home visit. Our charges are subject to VAT at 20%.

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Wills

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  • For a Simple Single Will we charge from £300 plus VAT.

  • For Mirror Wills for a couple (a matched pair) we charge from £450 plus VAT.

  • For a Single Will Trust (such as a Discretionary Trust Will) we charge from £600 plus VAT.

  • For a Mirror Will Trust for a couple (a matched pair) we charge from £795 plus VAT.

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Lasting Powers of Attorney

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  • For a Single Lasting Power of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs or Health and Welfare we charge £500 plus VAT.

  • For both Lasting Powers of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare we charge £700 plus VAT.

  • For two Single Lasting Powers of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs or Health and Welfare we charge £700 plus VAT.

  • For both Lasting Powers of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare for a couple (a matched pair) we charge £800 plus VAT.

 

We offer a discount of £100 plus VAT in total on the above fees when preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney at the same time as your Will.

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In addition to the above charges for Powers of Attorney, there are registration fees payable to the Office of the Public Guardian of  between £41-£82 per Lasting Power of Attorney registered depending on financial circumstances (to be assessed by the Solicitor dealing with your case).

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Inheritance Tax Planning (IHT)

 

We can offer bespoke inheritance tax planning and this advice starts from £1,000 plus VAT for an IHT report and we can then advise you what Wills you need and these would be chargeable in accordance with our hourly rate of £250 plus VAT.

 

Care Fee Protection Trust/Asset Protection

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  • For a Single Trust we charge £1,500 plus VAT at 20%;

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  • For Two Trusts for a couple (a matched pair) we charge £2,000 plus VAT at 20%.

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In addition to the above charges, for Care Fee Protection Trusts there will be disbursements of Land Registry fees depending on the value of your property normally between -£40-£80 and Office copies of £3. 

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We also offer Care Fees advice, asset protection advice starting from £500 plus VAT at 20%.

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Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration and Administration of Estates

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Grant only services

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  • For Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration only, when you provide the details of the assets in the estate, we charge from £750 plus VAT at 20%.

  • For Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration only and form IHT 400 (when no Inheritance Tax is payable), when you provide the details of the assets in the estate, we charge £2,000 plus VAT at 20%.

  • For Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration only and form IHT 400 (when Inheritance Tax is payable), when you provide the details of the assets in the estate, we charge £3,000 plus VAT at 20%.

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Grant and Full Administration services 

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For grant and full administration we charge the above and will provide an agreed fee, where appropriate for the remainder of the work once we have assessed what work needs to be done. Alternatively, this will be in accordance with our hourly rate of £250 plus VAT if we cannot provide a fixed fee. This can often work out to be in the region of 2% of the value of the estate. The exact cost will depend on the individual circumstances of the matter.  For example, if there is one beneficiary and no property, costs will be at the lower end of the range.  If there are multiple beneficiaries, a property and multiple bank accounts, costs will be at the higher end.

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When we assist you with the full administration, the disbursements and our fees can be deducted from the estate to ensure a smooth process so there is no upfront costs to you.

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In addition to the above charges, there will be the following disbursements:

 

  •  Probate Registry fees of £273 and each certified copy of the Grant is an additional £1.50;

  •  A bankruptcy search fee of £2 plus VAT at 20% for each beneficiary;

  • Anti-money laundering search of £10 plus VAT for each executor, administrator and beneficiary.

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If you instruct us as best practice to conduct an Estate Asset Search and place Trustee Act Notices, these disbursements start from £180 plus VAT each.

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For complex estates, we may also charge an additional fee to reflect the complexity and value of the matter.  This is usually 1/2% of the value of property held by the estate and 1% of the value of other assets in accordance with Law Society guidelines.

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Other Matters

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We can also provide the following services:

 

  • Trust Registration starting from £300 plus VAT.

  • Severance of Joint Tenancy £100 plus VAT.

  •  Letter of Wishes £100 plus VAT.

  •  Transfer of Equity £500 plus VAT and in addition, Land Registry fees depending on the value of your property-normally between -£40-£80 and Office copies of £4 plus VAT.

  • Court of Protection application £950 plus VAT plus Court fees or hourly rate of £250 plus VAT if the application is of a complex nature (to be assessed by the Solicitor dealing with your case).

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