Hi Beattie....as others have said it is worth looking at doing it yourself. It really is very simple. When my solicitor was going to do it it meant me finding out the information...value of house, car, bank accounts etc., telling her and she filled them in on a form.. I did the donkey work...she got the money. There is a form they can fill in to say they will hand everything over to you. The only delay I had with probate was..she made a mistake filling in her form... :-)