Family firm providing legal services since 1953
MM FRAME
SOLICITORS
Property, Probate, Wills & Powers Of Attorney
How Can We Help?
We offer clear and independent legal advice
Property
We undertake both residential and commercial conveyancing and understand that it is important to our clients that the work be carried out as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Our Fees
Sale/Purchase Price Up to £750,000 our fee
£1,250 plus VAT & Disbursements
Sale/Purchase Price £750,001 – £900,000
£1,300 plus VAT & Disbursements
Sale/Purchase Price £900,001 – £1,000,000
£1,500 plus VAT & Disbursements
Sale/Purchase Price £1,000,000 +
Please Contact Us
Probate
Dealing with the death of a loved one is difficult enough, dealing with formalities and administering estates is often an unwelcome additional set of tasks. We have been helping clients administer estates for over 60 years.
From registering deaths to Inheritance Tax returns and estate accounts we are able to assist at every stage.
Probate can be a protracted matter, particularly where a property forms part of the estate. However, we try to deal with the process as quickly as possible. Our costs in the majority of estates that will deal with, usually range from £2,500 – £3,000 + VAT. We do not charge a percentage of the estate value.
Broadly speaking we charge for our time (and responsibility, in large estates) and use an hourly rate of £450 per hour + VAT.
Wills & Lasting Powers Of Attorney
Simply put a Will is a clear set of instructions as to how a person’s property should be distributed once they die. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows a donor to entrust others.
Will fees from July 2023
Simple Will
£300 +VAT
Mirror Wills (e.g. Husband & wife)
£500 + VAT
Lasting Powers Of Attorney
Increasingly relevant, a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows a donor to entrust others (one or more people) with the powers to manage or make decisions relating to Finance & Property or Health & Welfare on their behalf. These are very powerful but also very useful documents.
Our fees for Lasting Powers of Attorney from July 2023
Single Lasting Power of Attorney (Health and Welfare OR Finance and Property)
£300 + VAT + £82 Office of the Public Guardian Registration fee
Both Lasting Power of Attorney forms
£500 + VAT + £164 Office of the Public Guardian Registration fee
We offer high-quality & personal legal services
to our clients.
Legal services are exactly that, services. We are very pleased to listen to our clients’ wishes and ensure that they are put into action. Our clients’ best interests are our sole concern and the way in which we work reflects that.
We offer a personal service, our Solicitors speak to all clients directly on the telephone. We also have an excellent team of staff that have been well-trained and with us for some years, they are on hand Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm to liaise with clients when our Solicitors are dealing with other matters.
Since the arrival of Covid-19, we are limiting direct contact with clients whilst still keeping business moving. Where absolutely necessary, e.g. the witnessing of signatures for documents, we welcome clients to visit the office, which offers parking and an electric car charger.
Professionalism and competence are paramount and increasingly speed and efficiency are part of those goals. We are now able to deal with many matters electronically and where we once relied on snail mail and faxes we now use email and scanned documents where possible to speed up our clients’ matters. We also visit clients at home or in hospitals if that is what is required
We are a family business and while we have evolved to embrace modern technology we hold dear the basic values of honesty, helpfulness and decency that Margaret Frame found success with in the 1950’s. We hope to continue to form professional relationships with clients based on mutual trust and respect that last decades.
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Family Firm Providing Legal Services Since 1953
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Regulated By The Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Part of the national association of independent lawyers who specialise in legal services for older & vulnerable people
Who You Will Be Working With
The Team
Rosemary Thompson
Rosemary heads the property department and has 40 years Post Qualified Experience as a Solicitor.
Rosemary qualified in 1981 having graduated with a degree in law from the University of Leicester.
She joined her family’s law practice in 1976 and has since then advised on Residential and Commercial Conveyancing, Wills, Probate and Court of Protection work. She is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly.
Robert Duncan
Robert heads the Probate, Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney department and has 13 years Post Qualified Experience as a Solicitor.
Grandson of Margaret Frame, Robert qualified in 2008 . Having graduated from the Universities of Brighton and Sussex with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Post Graduate Diploma in Law. He went on to complete the Legal Practice Certificate at the College of Law, London.
Amy Gorham
Amy is a paralegal who assists Rosemary with all matters in the Property department.
Amy joined M. M. Frame & Co. in 2009 as a receptionist. After a few years, she started working in the Conveyancing Department and in 2015 obtained her Specialist Paralegal Qualification in Residential Conveyancing.
Chloe Crowder
Chloe is our Legal Secretary for Wills, Probate, and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Chloe joined M M Frame & Co. in 2011 after successfully completing her Level 3 Certificate and Diploma for Legal Secretaries. Chloe started as a Receptionist/Administrator before going on to assist in the Conveyancing department and in the last five years has developed her knowledge and experience within the Probate department.
Caitlan Schneider
Caitlan is our newest recruit, joining in June 2021, and is our Receptionist and Administrator. Caitlan has Level 3 BTEC Diplomas in Business Studies, Information Communication Technology, and Public Services
For queries or to book an appointment, please call
0208 518 6767
We have retained our excellent staff for many years
who have provided our clients with a reliable and timely service.
Our Address
89 Palmerston Road
Buckhurst Hill
Essex, IG9 5NH
DX 40458 Buckhurst Hill
Phone Number
0208 518 6767
Email Address
info@mmframe.com
Fax Number
0208 711 6757
Send a Message
For queries or to book an appointment, please call
0208 518 6767
We have retained our excellent staff for many years
who have provided our clients with a reliable and timely service.
Our Address
89 Palmerston Road
Buckhurst Hill
Essex, IG9 5NH
DX 40458 Buckhurst Hill
Phone Number
0208 518 6767
Email Address
info@mmframe.com
Fax Number
0208 711 6757
