If the solicitor is executor, they can charge a fortune. Solicitors easily charge £400 per hour!
So, when my Aunt passed away my parents acted as executor and if they can do it, anyone can!
They did speak to a good local solicitor for advice who quoted several thousand and the worst was the Co-op who wanted over £10k (plus VAT) on a £70k estate!!!
The solicitor gave good advice: Do all of the leg work and he could look over it for a smaller fee or do it your self and get advice from the local probate office and he gave them their number and a guide on how to do probate. The probate office were always ready to help and even "hand hold" where required.
It was about a weeks work, perhaps a week and a half, including letter writing to building societies, banks, insurance companies and utilities (some are better than others).
A couple of trips to the probate office were needed to sort papers and seek face to face advice and then once more to take an executors oath.
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