Probate and Estates Solicitors

Contact our friendly team by telephone or e-mail to arrange to speak to a probate specialist:

Open 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

We act for clients nationally in England and Wales, and there is usually no need to visit our offices.

Appointments can be made to meet with a lawyer at our Hertfordshire office, if you prefer.

The process of probate takes place after someone dies. If there is a will, the executor named in it is responsible for ensuring that the estate of the deceased is secure, assessing its value and paying any inheritance tax.

To obtain authorisation for the grant of probate, certain tasks will have to be carried out by the executor including obtaining the death certificate, valuing the person’s estate, and calculating liability for inheritance tax.

If you have been named as an executor or someone close to you has died without leaving a will, our probate team can act on your behalf and apply for a grant of probate or letters of administration.

The executor has responsibility for estate administration, including gathering and valuing all the assets, paying any outstanding debts, and then distributing what is left according to the will.

Our probate lawyers can act on your behalf in administering the estate.

For making the application for grant of probate or letters of administration we will usually charge a fixed fee.

For estate administration we will make a free initial assessment of the amount of work to be done and then provide a no obligation quote.

More information about our fees and costs.

Contact our friendly team by telephone or e-mail:

We act for clients in England and Wales from our offices in London, Hertfordshire and Northampton.

There is usually no need to visit our offices. We can carry out meetings and appointments by telephone and video calls, with secure document sharing with our clients.

Appointments can be made to meet with a lawyer at our Hertfordshire office, if you prefer.

• Wills and Probate Team.
• People at Bishopsgate Law.