Property News · April 21, 2017

Government drops plan to raise probate fees


Ministry of Justice says snap election means plan to increase fees to as much as £20,000 would not be completed in timeThe government has dropped plans to sharply increase probate fees before the election, raising the possibility that the proposals could be dropped altogether.The controversial Ministry of Justice scheme to raise £300m a year extra on the fees by charging up to £20,000 for large estates was authorised by the justice secretary, Liz Truss. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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