When a person dies nearly all estates need to under go Probate.

Probate is a term commonly used in the UK when talking about applying for the right to deal with a deceased person's affairs or a Probate Grant (called 'administering the estate').

There are three stages to dealing with an estate.

• Finding out exactly what the estate consist of and what value it is
• Obtaining the relevant Grant, Grant of probate if there is a will or Grant of Letters of Administration, where there is no Will (intestacy)
• Distributing the estate in accordance with the Will or the law.

When you create your will you need to appoint Executors. to undertake the duties listed above. It is common for people to consider appointing a close family member or friend as Executors.

In some circumstances this where the estate is very simple and the wishes are easy to executor with no likelihood of contention this may be a valid thing to do, but we believe it is worth considering appointing a professional Executor rather than a family members or friend.

Our professional probate specialist deal with probate matters everyday. They are detached and are not grieving your death at the time when trying to sort out your affairs.

When we write your will we offer a range of probate services that cap the fee that will be paid when your affairs are sorted out.

Our Caped rates never exceed 2.75% of the gross value of an estate and by making a small up front commitment we can often secure a probate deal with fees caped as low as 1.25 of the gross value of your estate.

We believe these rates are highly competitive when compared to the average high street offering from many banks and solicitors and we urge you to go and check before calling us. For a small fee you could secure a caped rate probate service of 1.25% of the gross value of your estate. Without an additional fee this same offer can be made available to your whole family.

For more information please telephone us.