MacLachlan Solicitors Limited: published probate fees
For full estate administration, MacLachlan Solicitors Limited publishes a fee of £450 plus VAT.
82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| £450plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. On second death they want everything to be divided equally between their children when they reach the age of 21 years. A pair of Wills for Paul and Nicola £450 plus VAT. |
| from £650plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. from £650 plus VAT. |
| £750plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. She wishes to leave her entire estate to her only child but wants it to be looked after for him. A Will including a Disabled Trust appointing professional Trustees to administer the Trust £750 plus VAT. |
| £1,500plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. When is Inheritance Tax payable?. In a simple estate, with no property, a few bank accounts, and perhaps a small widow's or private pension, we would be able to offer a fixed fee to obtain the Grant of Probate of £1500 plus VAT. |
| £2,750 to £5,500plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. When is Inheritance Tax payable?. Total costs would therefore be estimated at £2750 and £5500 plus VAT of between £550 and £1100, plus disbursements. |
| £4,000 to £4,500plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. When is Inheritance Tax payable?. In certain instances a fixed fee may be agreed at the outset. The administration of an average estate where there is a property, a number of bank accounts and perhaps insurance policies or stocks and shares is around £4000 plus VA... |
| from £6,500plus VAT | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. When is Inheritance Tax payable?. This would not increase even if those accounts had large sums of money within them. A more complex estate, for instance with a variety of shareholdings that need to be dealt with, properties and trusts (whether complicated trusts ... |
| £260 to £280 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. When is Inheritance Tax payable?. How much does it cost to obtain Probate or Letters of Administration?. MacLachlan Solicitors charges are based on the hourly rate of the solicitor dealing with the matter, which is between £260 plus VAT and £280 plus VAT. |
| £275 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsProbate & Estate Administration. When is Inheritance Tax payable?. We would expect the administration of a typical estate to take between 10 and 20 hours (this is subject to the individual estate in question and any complications which may arise) with work charged at £275 + VAT per hour. |
The firm
- Regulated by
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 557128
- Where
- Shaftesbury, SP7 8EJ
- Telephone
- 01935 817736
- Prices published at
- maclachlansolicitors.co.uk/service/wills-and-probate/
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