Watkins Solicitors: published probate fees
For grant of probate only, Watkins Solicitors publishes a fee from £1,500 plus VAT.
24% above the £1,210 median across the 522 firms here that publish one for grant of probate only.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| from £1,500plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: from £1500 plus VAT (£1800). |
| from £3,000plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: Administration of a straightforward estate: from £3000 plus VAT (£3600). |
| from £5,000plus VAT | Fixed fee | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: Larger or more complex estates: from £5000 plus VAT (£6000). |
| £180 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: Paralegals. | £180 plus VAT (£216). |
| £200 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: Solicitors. | £200 plus VAT (£240). |
| £285 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: Partner. | £285 plus VAT (£342). |
| £350 an hourplus VAT | Hourly rate | The firm's wordsApplication for grant only: If you decide to instruct us to act in the matter then the cost of the meeting will be incorporated in our fee; however, if you do not then our fee for the meeting is £350 plus VAT (total £420). |
The firm
- Regulated by
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority, number 388812
- Where
- Bristol, Bristol, BS3 1JF
- Telephone
- 0117 939 0350
- Prices published at
- www.watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/about/our-pricing/probate-pricing/
- Website
- www.watkinssolicitors.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.
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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