Yes, the solicitor is allowed to charge reasonable costs for acting as an executor. The usual charges are between 1½ to 2½% of the estate and are paid from the estate at the end of the administration.
Consider giving your wife a lifetime right to benefit from your estate. This will enable her to carry on living …
Read more Wills & ProbateA personal representative is simply another name for someone who is an Executor or if there is no Will, is …
Read more Wills & ProbateIf you cannot find a Will in any of the paperwork at the property, you should speak to other family …
Read more Wills & ProbateYes. You and your spouse/civil partner can make separate Wills. We offer both Single Will and Mirror Wills options. The …
Read more Wills & ProbateOur clients ask us for help for a number of different reasons including: They are too busy to get a …
Read more Wills & ProbateThe intestacy rules would apply to your estate and your partner would receive nothing under these.
Read more Wills & ProbateIf the estate is valued at more than the nil rate band then the estate will usually have to pay …
Read more Wills & ProbateThere are two choices: You can apply yourself to the local Probate Registry, who will send you the forms you …
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