Private client solicitors draft wills, set up trusts and lasting powers of attorney, administer estates through probate and resolve inheritance disputes.
This page lists every wills, trusts and probate firm in the LegalChoice directory. Every firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and shows its SRA number, so you can verify before instructing. Send one free enquiry describing what you need — a will, a lasting power of attorney, probate for an estate — and it reaches every private client firm covering your county at once. Compare profiles and fees below and choose the firm you want to deal with.
Found 5 solicitors handling Wills, Trusts & Probate.
Cooper Stott Solicitors Ltd offers legal expertise across wills, probate & estate planning, conveyancing & property and family law & divorce, advising on matters such as Property | Family | Private Client, Property Law, Conveyancing Fees and Family Law. The firm combines sector knowledge with a personal service, guiding clients through each stage of their legal matter.
Aykley Vale Chambers Durham Road Aykley Heads
Durham · County Durham · DH1 5NE
SRA no. 615314
Freeman Johnson is a law firm practising primarily in commercial & corporate, litigation & dispute resolution, wills, probate & estate planning and family law & divorce, with services including Why Partnership Agreements are important, What the business is and how it operates, Civil Litigation and Trusted By. The firm handles both straightforward and complex cases with a practical, client-focused approach.
Victoria Road
Darlington · County Durham · DL1 5SP
SRA no. 71387
Established as a specialist practice in commercial & corporate, employment law and wills, probate & estate planning, Greystone Legal Llp with services including and Commercial Law, Company Contracts, Employment Law, We will keep our service local and personal and We will provide fixed fees wherever possible. The firm acts for individuals and businesses, offering clear advice and dedicated representation from enquiry through to resolution.
Parsons Court Wellbury Way Aycliffe Business Park
Newton Aycliffe · County Durham · DL5 6ZE
SRA no. 657177
Jacksons Commercial & Private Law Llp offers legal expertise across conveyancing & property, wills, probate & estate planning, employment law and commercial & corporate, advising on matters such as Commercial Property and Residential Property. The firm combines sector knowledge with a personal service, guiding clients through each stage of their legal matter.
Falcon Court Preston Farm Industrial Estate
Stockton on Tees · County Durham · TS18 3TU
SRA no. 517634
Latimer Hinks Solicitors Limited offers legal expertise across conveyancing & property, commercial & corporate and wills, probate & estate planning, with services including Commercial property, Landlord & tenant law, Buying & selling commercial property, Mortgages & remortgages, Farming partnership agreements and Probate, intestacy & estate administration. The firm combines sector knowledge with a personal service, guiding clients through each stage of their legal matter.
Priestgate
Darlington · County Durham · DL1 1NL
SRA no. 619538
Common questions
Useful answers before you choose a solicitor.
For a simple estate a professionally drafted will is inexpensive and dramatically reduces the risk of the will being challenged or misinterpreted. If you own property, run a business, have children from more than one relationship or want to exclude someone, a solicitor's will is strongly advisable because homemade documents fail surprisingly often.
Probate is the legal authority to deal with someone's estate after death, obtained through an application to the Probate Registry based on the will. A straightforward estate typically takes six to twelve months from instruction to final distribution, with the grant itself usually arriving in a few months where tax forms are straightforward.
The estate is distributed under the intestacy rules, a fixed order that prioritises spouses and blood relatives and makes no provision for unmarried partners, stepchildren or friends. The result is often not what the person would have wanted, and the process is slower and more expensive. This is the strongest argument for making a will.
Many firms charge either a fixed fee based on the estate's size and complexity or an hourly rate, plus the probate registry fee and any valuation costs. Ask for a written quote covering the whole administration, not just the grant application, and compare total figures between firms.