Probate Solicitors in London

Losing a loved one is never easy. Navigating the legal and financial responsibilities that follow can feel overwhelming – especially during a time of grief.

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From obtaining the Grant of Probate to administering the estate, the process can be complex, time-consuming, and emotionally draining. Our London & Birmingham probate solicitors can lighten your load.

Whether you need full support or help with specific steps, our experienced private client team is here to ease the burden and ensure everything is handled properly and respectfully.

We help families and executors manage probate with care, clarity and professionalism.

Taking care of the legal and financial details

Probate is the legal process of administering a person’s estate after their death. It involves identifying and valuing assets, paying debts and taxes, and distributing the estate according to the Will – or the rules of intestacy if no Will exists.

We can support you with:

Acting as professional executors where appropriate
Advising executors, administrators and beneficiaries
Applying for the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration
Handling foreign assets or cross-border estates
Preparing estate accounts and distributing to beneficiaries
Resolving disputes or contentious probate matters
Settling debts, Inheritance Tax and other liabilities
Valuing the estate and gathering assets

Whether the estate is straightforward or highly complex, we provide practical, sensitive advice tailored to your circumstances.

Probate with empathy, efficiency and precision

Probate isn’t just a legal process – it’s personal. We take the time to understand your situation and offer the support you need, when you need it.

For high-value or international estates, we provide sophisticated guidance to manage tax exposure, asset transfers and legal risks across jurisdictions.

We also work alongside accountants, wealth managers and financial advisers to deliver a seamless, joined-up service.

Why choose Mackrell for probate?

Cross-border estate? Our international network ensures seamless probate support wherever assets are located.
We support you with empathy, integrity and complete discretion.
We take care of the details, so you can focus on what really matters.
Your loved one’s estate is handled with care, efficiency and legal excellence.

Get help with probate today

Sensitive, confidential advice from experienced probate solicitors.

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Our specialist team of lawyers have the experience and approach you need. Call us on

+44(0)20 7240 0521

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Just a quick note to thank you very much for introducing me to Jeffrey. My mum and I met him last week. He’s so knowledgeable and experienced. We’re very very impressed with his travel achievements – 160 countries and counting.

Jeff was really wonderful and explained things really well to my mum and I. He is going to put together a couple of documents for us. Huge thanks to you for the introduction!

Probate Team: Thank you once again for your work on this. You have made a difficult and complicated process very easy to follow and we have very much appreciated and valued your guidance and advice. The whole service has been excellent and we have found you a pleasure to deal with. Thank you.

Probate Team – The route to this had appeared long and precarious!; but your timely intervention and deft touch turned it into a pleasant experience! I cannot thank you enough for your help.

Probate Team – I think it is your expertise, knowledge and communication skills that has made things easy for us to understand and to feel connected with what would otherwise be a complex situation.

Thank you so much for all of your help with the probate.

Elliott – It’s clear to me now that I should have employed you from the start. This is excellent and I am convinced this will be a successful application now, thanks to your expertise.

Honestly, this is awesome. I’m so excited!!

Thank you for your hard work with all this, it reads really well. I’m very happy. Thank you!

Jeffrey – you are truly amazing! Thank you so much.

(advice on an offshore trust structure)

Dear Jeffrey: I am extremely grateful for your calm voice and sound advice. You sorted out a multinational mess and kept my spirits up. If I make it to England we’ll go for a fine meal. All the best and thanks again. David

(A complicated tax matter involving 4 jurisdictions)

The Probate Team sorted out my will, I cannot recommend them highly enough, they are like an encyclopaedia when it comes to knowledge on Wills. I didn’t know much about wills but knew that it was really important for my children to be protected and looked after if anything happened to me. They went through all of the options available and consequences in order to advice me on the best options for my family. I changed my mind a few times, going backwards and forwards, they were really patient throughout. I now have total peace of mind in knowing that my children will be looked after if something terrible happens to me. Thank you so much!!

I met with the one of the team yesterday and instructed them on my will. I know people are more likely to write quickly to complain rather than give good feedback, so just want you to know that they are exceptional and a real credit to the business.

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Our specialist team of lawyers have the experience and global reach you need. Call us on:

+44(0)20 7240 0521