I was quoted by my Dads solicitor based on gross value of the estate. It worked out at between 3 and 3.5% of the gross value plus outlays. So I decided to do a personal application. After taking that decision and getting the application lodged with Probate Office I then looked for solicitor to do conveyancing. I also asked each one what their fee for probate would have been and prices ranged from 2,500 to 6,000 - a fraction of what my father's solicitor quoted. If I hadn't by that time already done all the donkey work for the probate application then I would have gone with the solicitor that quoted 2,500.Is a solicitor's fee for probate calculated as a percentage of the total estate (regardless of the amount of work required)? Is it reasonable to ask for a breakdown of the fee?
No property. Just money in various places (nothing complicated or complex).
So €15,000 is a bit off the wall???
If there is a property involved and your families solicitor has the Title Deed but you decide not to use them for probate - don't tell them this until you have written confirmation from them that they have the Title Deeds of the house.
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