The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decreed that all solicitors must provide details of the legal fees and disbursements (ie payments other than the actual legal costs) on their website, to enable prospective Clients to calculate the potential costs involved for their proposed residential property transaction.
It has traditionally been our policy to provide such an estimate, in writing, following a telephone discussion during which we would ascertain the full details of what is required for the proposed transaction. We find that this is a much better way of providing a fees estimate, since during such a conversation we can identify matters which prospective Clients may not have considered, or be able to input into a costs calculator; ie things such as terms of joint ownership, Deeds of Variation of a Lease, dealing with historic boundary disputes, providing Statutory Declarations regarding all manner of things, such as use of unmade access ways, declarations of bankruptcy etc, the provision of indemnity insurance policies for all manner of situations, consideration of joint ownership issues.
It also provides an initial personal contact which we believe is vital.
Here at Pococks we are determined to provide our Clients and prospective Clients with a full breakdown of all of the costs and fees involved in their proposed transaction.
We would therefore urge prospective and existing Clients to contact us either by telephone or by email, or indeed by visiting our office so that we may provide a tailored estimate specific to your requirements.
However, and to ensure that we are compliant we have added a fee calculator:
If you have any questions at all regarding the fees and disbursements, or anything else relating to the conveyancing process please do not hesitate to contact us.
We have set out below our standard fee estimates for Wills, LPAs and Probate Administration however it is difficult for us to provide details of what our fees would be without knowing what exactly is involved. The only way that a realistic fees estimate can be provided is by your calling our office to discuss exactly what is involved. Please therefore contact one of our team to discuss.
AN ESTIMATE OF OUR STANDARD FEES FOR WILLS
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| Basic Will (single)
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£400.00 | £80.00 | £480.00 |
| Basic Wills (mirror) cost per pair | £600.00 | £120.00 | £720.00 |
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| Will with life interests (single)
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£550.00 | £110.00 | £660.00 |
| Will with life interests (pair)
HM Land Registry severance (per Title) from
(£7 payable for office copy entries)
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£750.00
£150.00
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£150.00
£30.00
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£900.00
£180.00
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| Will with complex trust provisions (single) | To be confirmed at initial appointment
To be confirmed at initial appointment
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| Wills with complex trust provisions (mirror) cost per pair | |||
AN ESTIMATE OF OUR FEES FOR LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY
| FEES | VAT | TOTAL | |
| One LPA for 1 person | £450.00 | £90.00 | £540.00 |
| Two LPAs for 1 person | £550.00 | £110.00 | £660.00 |
| One Mirror LPA each for a couple | £550.00 | £110.00 | £660.00 |
| Two Mirror LPAs each for a couple | £700.00 | £140.00 | £840.00 |
Plus Office of the Public Guardian Registration fee of £82 per LPA. If you are on a low income (receiving Income Support or Pension Credit for example) you may qualify for a fee rebate. Please discuss this at your meeting and bring your means-tested benefit letter with you.
Plus documents sent by special delivery which is tracked, signed for on receipt and insured, those costs are charged to you (typically £10).
The above fees include registration of the LPAs by Pocock’s on your behalf.
N.B. The above fees are for ‘standard’ LPAs. If more complicated LPAs are required, i.e. if LPAs are to include some parts jointly and some parts jointly and severally and if there are a number of Attorneys and Replacement Attorneys, then we may need to re-consider our fees to take into account the amount of further work involved.
AN ESTIMATE OF OUR FEES – ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
We offer a range of services from a simple “Grant Only” service to full administration of an Estate. We have set out below general information of how we charge for our services but in every case we will at the outset supply you with a bespoke written estimate for the particular circumstances of the Estate.
We will happily discuss your individual circumstances over the telephone, free of charge, before you come in to see us.
The work involved in a full administration of an Estate includes:
If you prefer, we can simply be instructed to deal with the application for the Grant of Probate. Then we rely on you to supply us with the information as the value of each asset of the Estate and once the Grant of Probate is obtained you deal with the administration of the Estate, collecting in the assets, preparing the Estate Accounts and distributing the Estate.
Disbursements in addition to our fees are likely to include:
Our Fees
Directors: £305 plus VAT
Solicitors: £285 plus VAT
Probate Assistants/Paralegals: £150 plus VAT
In addition, if we are instructed on a full estate administration basis, we also charge a value element which we will discuss with you before commencing work. This is typically 0.5% of the probate value of property and 1% of the probate value of cash assets.
We are committed to providing you with a written detailed breakdown of an estimate of the total costs and disbursements at the start of the matter so you can be clear from the outset what legal costs and disbursements are likely to be incurred. Do contact our Probate Team to discuss your individual case – 01227 770222.
The above fee estimates are as at July 2025. The Firm’s fees are reviewed annually each April.