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Private Client Services
The information on costs and timing is provided for guidance only. It is not a quotation. We shall be pleased to provide information relating to a particular matter on request. Every client will receive a letter of engagement and terms of business setting out our terms and costs based on their needs and the specific facts of the matter.
Our charges are based on fixed fees unless any factors are involved which would mean that we charge on our hourly rates. The factors that would mean that we would charge on an hourly rate are as follows:
Our team are experienced in delivering high quality work in all matters relating to Wills.
Regardless of who works on your matter, they will be supervised by Holly Chantler, Partner Solicitor and Head of Department.
You can read more details about individual members of our team here.
Court of Protection Panel Deputy
Notary Public
STEP – TEP (full member)
Member of Solicitors for the Elderly
*Paralegals in the team are not qualified lawyers, but they have practical experience in working with lawyers to progress cases.
Unless specifically advised, our work in relation to Wills is not on a time spent basis.
We charge for an initial meeting and the cost of this will be included in the fees set out above should you instruct us to prepare Wills for you.
A disbursement is a payment to a third party that we make on our client’s behalf to ensure a smoother process. The cost of the disbursement is passed onto the client via invoice at a later stage.
We may charge you an “onboarding admin fee” of £8.00 + £1.60 VAT (£9.60) per person. This is to cover the amount that a third-party online provider charges us for conducting anti-money laundering ID checks necessary to set you up as a client.
If you wish to make a specific gift of property in your Will then we would obtain a copy of the Title from the Land Registry for a fee of £7.00 + £1.40 VAT (£8.40).
Our charges will be based on hourly rates.
Where Morr & Co are instructed by executors to act for them in estate administration.
Our team are experienced in delivering high quality work in all matters relating to estate administration.
**Please note, if Morr & Co are appointed to act as an executor in the Will, our hourly rates are increased by £25 (plus £5 VAT) to £40 (plus £8 VAT) per hour.
We charge for an initial meeting with you and the cost of this will be included in the fees set out above should you instruct us to administer the estate. If you do not choose to instruct us following this initial meeting it may be appropriate for us to send you an invoice for our time spent during that meeting (for example if the time spent is substantial, or if legal advice is given).
Executor (sometimes known as an administrator) – the person responsible for administering the estate (gathering the assets of the deceased, paying liabilities and tax and accounting to beneficiary/ beneficiaries).
Beneficiary – the person or people who inherit from the estate.
Grant of probate – the document that proves the validity of the Will and gives the executor the authority to encash certain assets of the estate.
Typically the work involved in the administration of the estate can be divided into two phases: work required up to the issue of the grant of probate and work required after probate has been issued.
If an estate is straightforward, an executor might only require our assistance with Phase 1 but this not always appropriate would be discussed and agreed on a case by case basis.
The key stages of the administration of an “average” estate are as follows:
Phase 1 – Pre grant work:
Phase 2 – Post grant work
The ‘average’ costs for estate administration is likely to fall within the following range:
At the beginning of the process we will meet with you to discuss the estate and after that meeting we will provide you with our fee estimate which is what we anticipate the work will cost.
Starting costs The minimum cost for administration of a very simple estate would be as follows:
Average costs The ‘average’ costs for estate administration is likely to fall within the following range:
We have provided both a minimum and an average cost above for estate administration. If an estate contains some of the below factors, you can expect that the cost of the service will be higher than the minimum cost stated above (and can exceed the range of average costs provided above):
A disbursement is a payment to a third party that we make on our client’s behalf. The cost of the disbursement is passed on to the client via invoice at a later stage.
If the expense forms part of our service, it is chargeable to VAT at 20%. Items which are paid out on your behalf as agent and do not form part of our service are deemed to be classed as a disbursement for VAT purposes, and therefore outside the scope of VAT.
Expenses and disbursements could include items such as:
These are carried out against the name of each beneficiary prior to distributing any money to them from the estate. The cost of a UK Land Registry bankruptcy search is £6 per person + £1.20 VAT (£7.20).
If beneficiaries are based abroad, foreign bankruptcy searches will be required and the cost of these will depend on the jurisdiction in question.
Please note that all of the above third parties are subject to change as they are dealt with by third parties and their costs may increase from time to time. The type of disbursements required can vary depending on the individual case.
The below elements will not be included in the displayed price and separate estimates will be provided on a case by case basis:
Our charges are based on fixed fees unless any factors are involved which would mean that we charge on our hourly rates. The factors that would increase our costs are as follows:
Our team are experienced in delivering high quality work in all matters relating to Lasting Powers of Attorney.
The average costs of us preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney are as follows:
These are on the basis that none of the above ‘complicating’ factors apply. Unless specifically advised, our work in relation to Lasting Powers of Attorney is not on a time spent basis.
We charge for an initial meeting and the cost of this will be included in the fees set out above should you instruct us to prepare Lasting Powers of Attorney for you.
A disbursement is a payment to a third party that we make on our client’s behalf to ensure a smoother process. The cost of the disbursement is payable by the client and we usually require funds on account prior to making payment. If the expense forms part of our service, it is chargeable to VAT at 20%. Items which are paid out on your behalf as agent and do not form part of our service are deemed to be classed as a disbursement for VAT purposes, and therefore outside the scope of VAT.
Usually there will be a fee of £82 in respect of each document to be registered payable to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). The OPG registration fee may be reduced or not payable if you receive certain means tested benefits or if your gross income is less than £12,000 and if you can produce the necessary documentary evidence. The OPG fee does not incur VAT.
If you wish to appoint any member of this firm as either your attorney or replacement attorney then we will not legally be able to act as your certificate provider. The certificate provider may then have to act as your certificate provider and they may charge a fee for this which would be payable by you.
We may need to charge you an “onboarding admin fee” of £8.00 + £1.60 VAT (£9.60) per person. This is to cover the amount that a third-party online provider charges us for conducting anti-money laundering ID checks necessary to set you up as a client.
