Max Engel & Co LLP: published probate fees
For full estate administration, Max Engel & Co LLP publishes a fee of £1,250 plus VAT.
50% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| £1,250plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. A minimum fee of £1250 plus VAT of £250 (total £1500) for the time charge applies. |
| £5,700 to £7,150plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. The total legal costs would be between £5700 and £7150 plus VAT of £1140 – £1430 (or between £6840 and £8580 inclusive of VAT). |
| £1,125 to £1,350plus VAT | Fixed fee estimate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. For example, an estate with a gross value of £225000 (including a property worth £150000 to be transferred to two beneficiaries in the joint names) would attract a value element fee of £1125 plus VAT of £225 (total £1350). |
| 0.13% of the estateplus VAT | Percentage of the estate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. 0.125% plus VAT of the value of the gross estate over £3,000,000. |
| 0.25% of the estateplus VAT | Percentage of the estate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. 0.25% plus VAT of the value of the gross estate over £1,000,000. |
| 0.5% of the estateplus VAT | Percentage of the estate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. 0.5% plus VAT of the value of the gross estate between £500,000 and £1,000,000. |
| 1% of the estateplus VAT | Percentage of the estate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. In addition to the time cost, we charge a fee based on the value of the estate as follows: 1% plus VAT of the value of the gross estate up to £500,000. |
| £250 to £300 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. Kasia Jeziorska – £250 plus VAT (£50) = total £300 per hour. |
| £290 to £348 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. Claire Beard – £290 plus VAT (£58) = total £348 per hour. |
| £320 to £384 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsLegal costs – full estate administration. Our probate solicitors and their hourly rates are: Rebecca Walker – £320 plus VAT (£64) = total £384 per hour. |
The firm
- Regulated by
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 389678
- Where
- Northampton, NN4 6FF
- Telephone
- 01604 887455
- Prices published at
- maxengel.co.uk/services/probate-and-estate-administration-costs-information/
- Website
- www.maxengel.co.uk
How to read these prices
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