Additional inscription on headstone - cost & paid from estate

edgex

Father is being cremated, & we as family are having the ashes returned.
His parents are buried, & so we are thinking of having the ashes scattered there, & an inscription added to the existing headstone.

What sort of cost would a simple/basic inscription be?

Would this, & the cemetery charge, be payable by the estate?

spenderdave

It will be a relatively small sum - can't remember the figures but adding Mum's name to Dad's headstone was £500 or so (2005). Not worth worrying whether it comes out of the estate, me and my brother just shared the cost.

Robin9

My brother and I also shared the costs - we were the main beneficiaries anyway.

Do check the Cemetery/Churchyard rules - your stonemason should be able to advise.

Keep_pedalling

If it comes from the estate it will need to be approved by the residuary beneficiaries, and cannot be deducted from the estate for IHT purposes.

Flugelhorn

I was quoted similar - £500 ... haven't got round to having it done yet. As only executor and beneficiary I must make a note to discuss with myself about getting it sorted.

[Deleted User]

We paid £500 (this was within the last 6 months). The funeral director organised it and included it on his invoice. It was paid from the estate with the agreement of beneficiaries.