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Probate solicitor fees

Hello, we are dealing with probate ourselves and have filled in all the forms ourselves.  We have gathered all data and would now need some advice from a solicitor at an hourly basis.  Would anyone know how much the typical fee would be? We have been quoted 380GBP/hour and find this quite high? If anyone could recommend a probate solicitor that would help with our final questions to avoid paying too much tax.  Thank you

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  • sue1976
    sue1976 Posts: 566 Forumite
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    The solicitor dealing with our probate is the same price. 
  • Bossyboots
    Bossyboots Posts: 6,760 Forumite
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    That figure will probably need VAT added as well.  Do you have questions that folks here might be able to help with. There are some really knowledgeable people on here.
  • 74jax
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    crislauri said:
    Hello, we are dealing with probate ourselves and have filled in all the forms ourselves.  We have gathered all data and would now need some advice from a solicitor at an hourly basis.  Would anyone know how much the typical fee would be? We have been quoted 380GBP/hour and find this quite high? If anyone could recommend a probate solicitor that would help with our final questions to avoid paying too much tax.  Thank you
    Would it be something done of us could help with (obviously not legal advice though...) 
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  • crislauri
    crislauri Posts: 11 Forumite
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    That figure will probably need VAT added as well.  Do you have questions that folks here might be able to help with. There are some really knowledgeable people on here.
    I have asked my questions here, but it gets quite complex so would rather have someone look at the bigger picture and our specific situation.  
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