any solicitor types on here?

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I've done 3 estates myself without any problems, and one of them even involved Inheritance Tax (now Capital Gains Tax). If it's just property plus savings it's not difficult with some good books and and ability to understand instructions and forms. You can always use a Solicitor just for the difficult bits. You are paying for a Solicitor's clerk to do the easy bits. It's money for old rope.