Gumersalls: published probate fees
For full estate administration, Gumersalls publishes a fee of £2,500 VAT not stated.
About the same as 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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Grant of probate only
The firm applies for the grant. You do the rest of the estate work yourself.
| Price | How it is charged | What the firm published |
|---|---|---|
| £800 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsGrant Only Service. This service is charged only on a time spent basis at the hourly rate and typically costs. £800 to £1,000 plus VAT depending on complexity and number of assets. |
Full estate administration
The firm handles the whole estate, from the grant to distributing it.
| Price | How it is charged | What the firm published |
|---|---|---|
| £2,500VAT not stated | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. Inheritance Tax and where the property is to be transferred would expect to incur a fee of £2,500. |
| £3,000plus VAT | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. to £3,000 plus VAT. |
| £9,000VAT not stated | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. 14 assets ( including a house) where the will leaves 8 legacies, but the rest of the estate is shared. by only two residuary beneficiaries who are also executors would expect to incur a fee of £9,000. |
| £10,000plus VAT | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. to £10,000 plus VAT for just the estate administration service and not including the fees for. |
| £20,000 to £22,000plus VAT | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. Gumersalls are named as executors, comprising 21 assets (including online assets and a house. to be cleared and sold) would expect to incur a fee of £20,000 to £22,000 plus VAT for just the. |
| 0.25% of the estateVAT not stated | Percentage of the estate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. of the estate. We charge only 0.25% of the gross value of assets and cash passing to a surviving. |
| 1.5% of the estateVAT not stated | Percentage of the estate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. value of the residence and the gross value of the remainder of the estate as follows: Up to £1 million – 1.5%. |
| £120 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. per hour for work done by an experienced Legal Executive and for non-secretarial work carried. out by a secretary £120 plus VAT per hour. |
| £220 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsFull Estate Administration Service. accounts. We charge you £235 plus VAT per hour for work done by a partner in the firm, £220 plus VAT. |
The firm
- Regulated by
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 74839
- Where
- Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8AG
- Telephone
- 01372 721122
- Prices published at
- www.gumersalls.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Probate-and-Estate-Administration-fees.pdf
- Website
- www.gumersalls.co.uk
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.
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