Katherine Denham looks at the implications of the Government’s proposed changes to probate fees. A new banded fee structure will see rates rise from a flat rate of £215 to between £250 and £6,000 depending on the size of the estate. Elizabeth Young, head of private client services at Roythornes, says: “This is such an enormous change of direction that it’s going to be extremely difficult for the public to swallow.” Ian Dyall, head of estate planning at Tilney, describes probate fees as a “stealth tax”, and says that the additional cost is purely a revenue raising project.

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