Your Council Tax is based on:Â·. 1  the valuation band of your property. 2  what your local council charges for a valuation band. 3  the people who live in that property and their circumstances.  whether you are eligible for any discounts or exemptions.
Lawyers can charge from Â£100 per hour to Â£250 per hour or more for probate work, depending on the seniority of the person on your case. If a simple estate took 10 hours it would be much cheaper than a more complex will taking 20 hoursâ work â and a solicitor would have to quote depending on your circumstances.ost choose to employ a probate solicitor or other professional. A solicitor may be named in the will as an executor â in which case, they will generally administer the estate and the cost of probate will be charged according to their scale at the time.
Kinds of Fee Arrangements. Lawyers usually use one of three methods to charge for probate work: by the hour, a flat fee, or a percentage of the value of the estate assets. Your lawyer may let you pick how you payâfor example, $250/hour or a $1,500 flat fee for handling a routine probate case. Many probate lawyers bill clients by the hour. The hourly rate will depend on how much experience and training the lawyer has, where you live, and whether the lawyer practices in a big law firm or a small one. Small town rates may be as low as $150/hour; in a city, a rate of less than $200/hour would be unusual.