Lofthouse & Co: published probate fees
For full estate administration, Lofthouse & Co publishes a fee of £400 plus VAT.
84% below 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 |
|---|---|---|
| £400plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsCosts for administering the Estate: For a Trial: Most Trials have an Initial Hearing the costs will be £400.00 plus VAT. |
| £500plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsCosts for administering the Estate: Costs: For a guilty plea (concluded in one hearing) the costs will be £500.00 plus VAT. |
| £900plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsCosts for administering the Estate: The Trial Hearing (usually one day) £900.00 plus VAT on top of the Initial Hearing Fee (costs include all preparation). |
| £2,500plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsCosts for administering the Estate: The average costs for administration of an estate is £2,500.00 plus VAT plus any disbursements. |
| £250 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsCosts for administering the Estate: Costs: Our costs are charged at £250.00 plus VAT of £50.00 per hour plus any disbursements. |
Probate work
The firm did not say which part of the work this price covers.
| Price | How it is charged | What the firm published |
|---|---|---|
| £250 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsCosts for obtaining Probate: Our hourly rate is £250.00 plus VAT of £50.00 per hour. |
The firm
- Regulated by
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 74867
- Where
- Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 1AE
- Telephone
- 01977 603347
- Prices published at
- www.lofthouse-solicitors.co.uk/areas-of-law
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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