This seems confusing and contradictory?refuses to provide any proof of payment, or breakdown of costs. We were given a figure (which I think is correct tbh)
There is sufficient funds. Solicitor made the payment from the office account without consulting us. We are happy to pay him back but he refuses to provide us with the paperwork. Although, like you said, this reimbursement should be paid from the estate once we get the grant of probate.You're entitled to some supporting paperwork in my view before you make a payment.
I've not come across a request like this before, generally the reimbursements are completed from the estate.
But I wonder if the Solicitor is concerned there won't be sufficient funds?
As to that, the fact that you instructed them to extract Probate is de facto acceptance of the charge at least for the Probate Office Fee.payment from the office account without consulting
I checked letter from solicitor - We did get an estimate of fees and costs - Outlays must be discharged by us (which includes probate fees).As to that, the fact that you instructed them to extract Probate is de facto acceptance of the charge at least for the Probate Office Fee.
Perhaps at this point you should ask for their estimate of fees & costs.
Same here. None of us could be bothered going through the various invoices with a fine-tooth comb by the time that things had dragged on for nearly two years (through no fault of the solicitor - more the Probate Office being particularly jobsworthy).If in the breakdown the fee for the probate is similar to what he paid then surely there is no need to get worried about it? Our solicitor paid the fee for my mother's probate and included in the overall fee to the estate. We did not get a separate receipt for it.
We don't even have a breakdown. We don't have grant if probate either. This is a fee we have to pay upfront to solicitor.If in the breakdown the fee for the probate is similar to what he paid then surely there is no need to get worried about it? Our solicitor paid the fee for my mother's probate and included in the overall fee to the estate. We did not get a separate receipt for it.
In that case, you don't have any cause for dispute. Pay them; save your energy for bigger battles.We did get an estimate of fees and costs - Outlays must be discharged by us (which includes probate fees).
We would have paid the fee, but solicitor went ahead and paid it himself in order to save time, and then asked us to reimburse him
We did get an estimate of fees and costs - Outlays must be discharged by us (which includes probate fees).
So according to you, you know you have to pay this fee, you know it is about the right amount, you know he is doing his best to expedite the matter for you and now you are not willing to make a payment on account... don't be surprised if your work gets put on the back burner because he won't be as foolish from here on out, he'll do everything exactly by the book even if it does take a few extra months.There is sufficient funds. Solicitor made the payment from the office account without consulting us. We are happy to pay him back but he refuses to provide us with the paperwork. Although, like you said, this reimbursement should be paid from the estate once we get the grant of probate.
There are now only 5 different fees payable for Probate and they are all listed on http://www.courtservice.ie (www.courtservice.ie) , The fee is based on the value of the Net Estate. Therefore you can check if the amount requested by the solicitor is the correct fee.Solicitor has paid Probate stamp duty on our behalf to speed up the process. We were not aware this was happening even. He has requested the sum to be refunded into his account, but refuses to provide any proof of payment, or breakdown of costs. We were given a figure (which I think is correct tbh) but feel there should be some paperwork to back it up. Can a solicitor just demand a large sum of money without at least providing a breakdown of costs? The probate office don't issue invoices apparently.
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