Services · Fixed fees, with VAT
Four jobs. One solicitor. Every fee with VAT.
Wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate and trusts. Aaron Johnson, Consultant Solicitor and TEP, does the work personally, at fixed fees agreed in writing before anything starts. Never by the hour, never a percentage of an estate.
Start with the job you need.
See every feeWho inherits, who looks after the children, who is in charge. Written in plain English.
Mirror wills for a couple £550. A will with a trust in it £650, or £950 for a couple.
from£350+ VAT(£420 inc. VAT)for standard will, one personWho can act for you if you cannot. Money and property; health and care. Registered for you.
Both for one person £800. Both for each of a couple £1,400. The Office of the Public Guardian charges £92 to register each document, paid at cost on top.
from£550+ VAT(£660 inc. VAT)for one lasting power of attorney, one personThe grant, the tax, the money in and the money out. Never a percentage of the estate.
Aaron obtains the grant and you do the rest. Full administration from £3,000. The court’s £526 application fee is paid at cost on top.
from£950+ VAT(£1,140 inc. VAT)for grant only probateProtecting a home, a business, a farm or a vulnerable person. Only when it earns its place.
Each piece of work is priced on its own. Planning alongside a will is £450 or £750. A lifetime trust is £1,500.
from£450+ VAT(£540 inc. VAT)for declaration of trust
Wills
A will, done properly, at a fixed fee, across East Yorkshire.
- Standard will
For one person · 2 to 3 weeks
Taking your instructions, drafting the will in plain English, supervising the signing.
No third-party costs.
£350+ VAT(£420 inc. VAT) - Mirror wills
For a couple · 2 to 3 weeks
Instructions from both of you, two wills that mirror each other, supervised signing.
No third-party costs.
£550+ VAT(£660 inc. VAT) - Will with a trust
For one person · 3 to 4 weeks
Instructions, a will incorporating the right trust for your situation, a letter of wishes, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
Plus Land Registry official copies £7.
£650+ VAT(£780 inc. VAT) - Wills with a trust
For a couple · 3 to 4 weeks
Instructions from both of you, two wills incorporating a life interest or protective trust that ring-fences the first to die's share, letters of wishes, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
Plus Land Registry official copies £7.
£950+ VAT(£1,140 inc. VAT) - Will with a discretionary trust
For one person · 3 to 4 weeks
Instructions, a will containing a discretionary trust, a letter of wishes for the trustees, written guidance on how the trust is run and how it sits alongside means-tested benefits, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
No third-party costs.
£850+ VAT(£1,020 inc. VAT) - Wills with a discretionary trust
For a couple · 3 to 4 weeks
Instructions from both of you, two wills each containing a discretionary trust, letters of wishes for the trustees, written guidance on how the trust is run and how it sits alongside means-tested benefits, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
No third-party costs.
£1,250+ VAT(£1,500 inc. VAT)
Planning around the will.
Where the estate needs more than a will, one planning level is added once, on top of whichever will tier applies. The higher level replaces the lower; they are never both charged. Near the inheritance tax allowances the first level is offered as a choice at its fixed price. Above them it is included.
- Inheritance tax check and will structure
One person or a couple · Within the will timescale
Aaron maps your inheritance tax position (the nil-rate band, the residence allowance and, for a married couple, what transfers between you), structures the wills to use the allowances, and explains the result in writing.
When Offered as a yes or no at this price in the near band (one person £325,000 to £500,000; a married couple £650,000 to £1 million; an unmarried couple £325,000 to £650,000), where the value is not sure, with one other property, or where advice on inheritance tax is asked for under the allowances. Included above the near band, with two or more other properties, or for a deed of variation made for tax or to create a trust.
No third-party costs.
£450+ VAT(£540 inc. VAT) - Planning with your advisers
One person or a couple · Within the will timescale, plus one joint meeting
Everything in the inheritance tax check, plus one joint meeting with your accountant, financial adviser or land agent, business or agricultural property relief drafting (since 6 April 2026 the first £2,500,000 of combined farm and business property has full relief and half relief above that, and any unused allowance passes to a surviving spouse or civil partner).
When A business or farm; an estate over £2 million; you want Aaron to work with your accountant or adviser. Not charged alongside the succession review, which includes the joint meeting.
No third-party costs.
£750+ VAT(£900 inc. VAT)
Powers of attorney
Who acts for you if you cannot. Powers of attorney across East Yorkshire.
- One power of attorney
For one person · Drafting and signing 1 to 2 weeks; registration 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK)
Instructions, drafting, Aaron as certificate provider, supervised signing, registration with the Office of the Public Guardian.
Plus Office of the Public Guardian registration fee £92.
£550+ VAT(£660 inc. VAT) - Both powers of attorney
For one person · Drafting and signing 1 to 2 weeks; registration 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK)
Property and financial affairs, and health and welfare, drafted, signed and registered together.
Plus Office of the Public Guardian registration fee £184, two documents.
£800+ VAT(£960 inc. VAT) - One power of attorney each
For a couple · Drafting and signing 1 to 2 weeks; registration 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK)
The same type of power of attorney for both of you, drafted, signed and registered together.
Plus Office of the Public Guardian registration fee £184, two documents.
£800+ VAT(£960 inc. VAT) - Both powers of attorney, for both of you
For a couple · Drafting and signing 1 to 2 weeks; registration 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK)
All four documents, drafted, signed and registered together.
Plus Office of the Public Guardian registration fee £368, four documents.
£1,400+ VAT(£1,680 inc. VAT)
Probate
Probate at a fixed fee across East Yorkshire. Never a percentage.
- Grant only probate
One person or a couple · Usually within 12 weeks of the application (HMCTS)
Reviewing the will and death certificate, the estate figures and any transferred allowance reported in the probate application, the legal statement, the application, and the grant handed to you.
Plus Probate application fee £526. Extra copies of the grant about £2.
£950+ VAT(£1,140 inc. VAT) - Grant only, with the IHT400 account
One person or a couple · HMRC's code first, then usually within 12 weeks of the application (HMCTS)
The full IHT400 account and schedules, the reliefs and allowances claimed, tax calculated and the account submitted to HMRC, then the application and the grant.
Plus Probate application fee £526. Extra copies of the grant about £2.
£1,800+ VAT(£2,160 inc. VAT) - Estate administration
One person or a couple · 6 to 9 months
Valuations, the tax return, the grant, collecting in the assets, paying debts and tax, final accounts and distribution, for an estate of cash assets with a valid will.
Plus Probate application fee £526. Extra copies of the grant about £2. Bankruptcy searches £7.20. Section 27 statutory notices about £250.
from£3,000+ VAT(£3,600 inc. VAT)agreed as a fixed fee before any work starts - Estate administration, with a property or full tax account
One person or a couple · 9 to 14 months
Everything in estate administration, plus managing and selling or transferring the property or the share, the full IHT400 account, or an intestacy.
Plus Probate application fee £526. Extra copies of the grant about £2. Bankruptcy searches £7.20. Section 27 statutory notices about £250. Land Registry official copies £7.
from£5,000+ VAT(£6,000 inc. VAT)agreed as a fixed fee before any work starts
Trust and estate planning
Trusts and estate planning across East Yorkshire, only when a trust earns its place.
Planning around a will
One level per plan, added once on top of whichever will tier applies. The higher level replaces the lower; they are never both charged.
- Inheritance tax check and will structure
One person or a couple · Within the will timescale
Aaron maps your inheritance tax position (the nil-rate band, the residence allowance and, for a married couple, what transfers between you), structures the wills to use the allowances, and explains the result in writing.
When Offered as a yes or no at this price in the near band (one person £325,000 to £500,000; a married couple £650,000 to £1 million; an unmarried couple £325,000 to £650,000), where the value is not sure, with one other property, or where advice on inheritance tax is asked for under the allowances. Included above the near band, with two or more other properties, or for a deed of variation made for tax or to create a trust.
No third-party costs.
£450+ VAT(£540 inc. VAT) - Planning with your advisers
One person or a couple · Within the will timescale, plus one joint meeting
Everything in the inheritance tax check, plus one joint meeting with your accountant, financial adviser or land agent, business or agricultural property relief drafting (since 6 April 2026 the first £2,500,000 of combined farm and business property has full relief and half relief above that, and any unused allowance passes to a surviving spouse or civil partner).
When A business or farm; an estate over £2 million; you want Aaron to work with your accountant or adviser. Not charged alongside the succession review, which includes the joint meeting.
No third-party costs.
£750+ VAT(£900 inc. VAT)
Trusts, deeds and plans on their own
Work that is not a new will. Each is its own fixed fee, or from the figure shown and agreed before any work starts.
- Severing the joint tenancy (splitting the home into two shares)
For a couple · Alongside the wills
Notice of severance so each of you owns a distinct share, and the Land Registry form that records it. No Land Registry fee.
When Added automatically for a couple who own the home in joint names and are making wills with a trust in them to ring-fence the first to die's share; offered where the trust is for a vulnerable beneficiary, a business or a farm.
No third-party costs.
£150+ VAT(£180 inc. VAT) - Declaration of trust
One person or a couple · 2 to 3 weeks
A deed recording who owns what share of a property, what happens on sale or death, and the Land Registry restriction to protect it.
When Recording who owns what share of a property, for example unequal deposits.
Plus Land Registry official copies £7. Land Registry restriction fee, at cost.
£450+ VAT(£540 inc. VAT) - Deed of variation
One person or a couple · 2 to 4 weeks
Redirecting part or all of an inheritance to someone else by deed, with the tax elections where the death was within two years.
When Redirecting an inheritance after a death. Read back for inheritance tax only within two years of the death; after that the redirection is a gift by the beneficiary and the deed still works.
No third-party costs.
£650+ VAT(£780 inc. VAT) - Lifetime trust
One person or a couple · 4 to 6 weeks
Advice on the right trust, the trust deed, a letter of wishes, trustee guidance, the inheritance tax note on the gift, and registration with HMRC.
When Setting up a trust now with cash, investments or a life policy.
Plus HMRC Trust Registration Service, no fee.
£1,500+ VAT(£1,800 inc. VAT) - Lifetime trust with a property
One person or a couple · 6 to 8 weeks
Everything in the lifetime trust, plus the transfer of one unmortgaged title into the trust and the Land Registry work.
When Setting up a trust now that includes a property.
Plus Land Registry official copies £7. Land Registry restriction fee, at cost. HMRC Trust Registration Service, no fee.
from£2,000+ VAT(£2,400 inc. VAT)agreed as a fixed fee before any work starts - Inheritance tax plan
One person or a couple · 3 to 4 weeks
A written plan of your inheritance tax position and the steps worth taking, agreed in one joint meeting with your accountant or financial adviser.
When A plan without new wills; or a deed of variation asked for more than two years after the death.
No third-party costs.
£750+ VAT(£900 inc. VAT) - Succession review
One person or a couple · 6 to 8 weeks
How the business or farm passes on during your lifetime and on death: relief position, ownership structure, shareholder or partnership documents reviewed with your accountant and land agent, and a written plan.
When Offered when there is a business or farm; added only if you say yes.
No third-party costs.
from£2,500+ VAT(£3,000 inc. VAT)agreed as a fixed fee before any work starts
Registering and running a trust
For trustees of a trust that already exists.
- Trust registration
One person or a couple · 2 to 3 weeks
Gathering the trust details, registering on the Trust Registration Service, and the proof of registration the bank or adviser will ask for.
When A trust that has never been registered.
Plus HMRC Trust Registration Service, no fee.
£300+ VAT(£360 inc. VAT)per trust - Yearly trust administration
One person or a couple · Each year
Annual trustee meeting and minutes, decisions recorded properly, the Trust Registration Service kept up to date, and HMRC correspondence.
When A trust that needs someone to run the yearly administration.
No third-party costs.
£500+ VAT(£600 inc. VAT)a year
How we charge
Fixed. Agreed first. Never by the hour.
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You know the cost first.
The fee is fixed and confirmed in writing before any work starts. Every fee on this site is shown with VAT, and each service page says exactly what the fee covers.
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No clock watching.
Ask questions, ask for updates, take your time to decide. You are not charged for each conversation.
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The risk sits with Aaron, not you.
If a matter takes longer than expected, the fee stays the same.
Third-party costs are paid at cost and summarised on each line above; each service page lists them in full. Regulated work (trust wills, probate, trust and estate administration) carries a small onboarding fee for the matter and an identity check for each person. Standard wills and powers of attorney do not. It is confirmed before any work starts.
Next step
Three ways to start. Take the one you are comfortable with.
Or call 01262 310 850. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.
- 01No commitmentFind your plan and price
Sixty seconds of questions that end on your plan and a fixed fee, with VAT. No call needed.
- 02A conversationBook a 15-minute call
15 minutes with Aaron, by phone or video, at no charge. Appointments are usually available within a few working days, including Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and home visits across East and North Yorkshire.
- 03Ready to goStart my matter
Give Aaron the details he needs and he confirms the fixed fee in writing before any work starts.