Probate & Estate Administration
Our dedicated Wills, Trusts, & Probate Team advises on all matters relating to probate and the administration of estates, from relatively straightforward estates involving few assets to large estates with complex inheritance tax issues or agricultural and business assets.
Losing a loved one is always an emotional time and when someone passes away there is a lot to arrange, and knowing which legal steps need to be taken when someone dies can be daunting. Probate is the process of administering a person’s estate after they have passed away, our team can help by taking on the administrative burden and completing the whole process, or tailor our support to as much or as little as you need.
The team can assist with matters such as advising on the duties of an Executor, estates which include foreign, agricultural or business assets, grants of Probate, intestacy (where there is no valid Will), Probate sales of property, inheritance tax, and much more.
If you have a dispute regarding a Will or administration of an estate please see our Wills & Probate Dispute Team.
Leathes Prior is committed to providing transparency in its pricing in line with the SRA Transparency Rules and as a firm, we are always happy to talk to prospective clients free of charge to further explain any aspect of this. Please see our range of costs here.
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What our clients say
Thank you for all you have done to help me throughout this year and last year. Your professionalism and swift action has made a very difficult time much easier to manage.
Leathes Prior helped me with my mother's estate, private etc and also to sell a house. I found them easy to deal with and would recommend them.
Pat completed probate for us, and was fantastic. It wasn't an easy one as there were some complicated elements that come to light along the way, but throughout he was communicative, and efficient in getting the process completed. He was also extremely thorough throughout the whole process. I cannot recommend highly enough.
I had Probate work carried out for me by Jordan Walker, and I would like to say how pleased I have been with the prompt and efficient service received. Jordan made the whole process very clear from the beginning and in doing so relieved a lot of the pressure at a difficult time. I would highly commend her work.
I just want to thank you again for all your help sorting out my brother's estate. Not a joyful time for me, however you have taken care of his wishes, and I truly appreciate that. Many thanks for all that you have done.
Thank you and all the staff at Leathes Prior, for all the excellent work they done for me sorting out Hazel's estate. It would have been impossible for me to do. Thank you and the staff extremely.
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