Backhouse Solicitors Ltd: published probate fees
For full estate administration, Backhouse Solicitors Ltd publishes a fee of £5,000 to £8,000 plus VAT.
100% above the £2,500 median across the 452 firms here that publish one for full estate administration.
Read from the firm's own price page on 7 September 2026, yesterday. We publish the figures as the firm wrote them, including whether VAT is on top.
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Full estate administration
The firm handles the whole estate, from the grant to distributing it.
| Price | How it is charged | What the firm published |
|---|---|---|
| from £1,000plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsDealing with the death of a loved one is stressful enough without having to worry about form-filling and dealing with HMRC. At Backhouse Solicitors, we can assist with all or any part of the process from a fixed-fee service to obtain the Grant of Probate for £1,000+vat up to a full estate adminis... |
| £5,000 to £8,000plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsStage 2 – Administering the Estate. However, for straightforward estates, we estimate our fees at between £5,000 – £8,000 + VAT and Disbursements. |
Estates paying inheritance tax
Estates that need a full inheritance tax account for HMRC.
| Price | How it is charged | What the firm published |
|---|---|---|
| £1,500 to £2,000plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsWhere the estate is large enough to pay Inheritance Tax, we will instead complete the long form Inheritance Tax return IHT400. Where a form IHT400 is required, our fees are typically between £1,500 – £2,000 + VAT + Disbursements. |
The firm
- Regulated by
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 533174
- Where
- Chelmsford, CM1 1JU
- Telephone
- 01245 893400
How to read these prices
Firms publish prices for different pieces of work, so compare the same row across firms rather than the headline. A fee marked "from" is the firm's starting price and the final figure can be higher. A fee marked "estimate" was published against a described example estate rather than as a flat price. Where a firm did not say whether VAT is included, we say so rather than guessing: VAT adds a fifth to the bill.
Prices change. If this page and the firm's own page disagree, the firm's page is right, and we would like to know: hello@probatepanel.co.uk.
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