what is the average price for making a will

faolteam · 26-08-2016 10:17am #1

My father wants to make a will distributed ng his house to his kids

What roughly is the price thanks n advance

Zascar · 26-08-2016 10:23am

We got one for my dad online - only cost about €35 or something. Was fine but the solicitor did say its had some very strange wording.

https://www.google.ie/search?q=irish+will+online&safe=active&gws_rd=ssl#safe=active&q=will+online

Pat Mustard · 26-08-2016 10:37am

A solicitor will charge one or two hundred euro, more or less, to draft a will, depending on the circumstances.

Considering the low cost of getting a will done properly, there is little incentive to get it done otherwise than through a solicitor.

The costs of High Court litigation arising out of a poorly drafted or improperly executed/witnessed will should make anyone shy from will kits, online wills or similar.

faolteam · 26-08-2016 10:49am

Thanks pat got a quotrle if 185 wasn't sure if that as dear

Pat Mustard wrote: »

A solicitor will charge one or two hundred euro, more or less, to draft a will, depending on the circumstances.

Considering the low cost of getting a will done properly, there is little incentive to get it done otherwise than through a solicitor.

The costs of High Court litigation arising out of a poorly drafted or improperly executed/witnessed will should make anyone shy from will kits, online wills or similar.

m'lady · 26-08-2016 11:21am

I was recently quoted €50 to get a will done with my Solicitor.. unsure if that price included VAT, probably not.

looksee · 26-08-2016 11:23am

Was charged €80 for original will and I think 50 for some recent changes.

Owryan · 26-08-2016 11:44am

My solicitor drew up mine for free.

rock22 · 26-08-2016 12:35pm

looksee wrote: »

Was charged €80 for original will and I think 50 for some recent changes.

+1, charged €50

Fred Swanson · 26-08-2016 2:04pm

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Sue Pa Key Pa · 26-08-2016 3:09pm

My wife & I got ours done a few weeks ago, €185 for the 2

m'lady · 26-08-2016 3:37pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

Does the VAT matter?

I was telling the OP what I was quoted and felt it fair to point out that I wasn't sure if the price included VAT (I think its 21%) or not. Why would it not matter?

Fred Swanson · 26-08-2016 3:40pm

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hullaballoo · 26-08-2016 3:43pm

VAT is 23%. There is no VAT rate at 21% and hasn't been for about 5 and a half years.

m'lady · 26-08-2016 3:44pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

In making a will the issue of VAT would be negligible considering the issues involved.

What do you mean by 'issues'?

drdidlittle · 26-08-2016 3:45pm

Owryan wrote:

My solicitor drew up mine for free.

Same as

ganmo · 26-08-2016 3:51pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

In making a will the issue of VAT would be negligible considering the issues involved.

Vat always matters!
I'm guessing that the rate is 13.5%
Does it have to be drawn up by a solicitor or what is required for the will to be valid?

Paulw · 26-08-2016 3:55pm

Got wills done last week for myself and the wife. Total cost of €150.

Pat Mustard · 26-08-2016 4:33pm

ganmo wrote: »

I'm guessing that the rate is 13.5%

As already mentioned in this thread by hullaballoo, the applicable rate of VAT is 23%.

ganmo wrote: »

Does it have to be drawn up by a solicitor or what is required for the will to be valid?

The formalities for wills are set out in the Succession Act, 1965.

There is no legal obligation to have the will drafted by a solicitor. However, if a solicitor does not oversee matters, the chances of mistakes are high. Such mistakes may be very expensive to fix, afterwards.

Kings Inns or bust · 26-08-2016 6:56pm

For anyone that is interested wills still require some rather pernickety details to be properly adhered to, that's why you're better off with a solicitor. It's not just a case of lashing it down on paper and job's a goodun as some people believe. Oddly enough it's arguably much easier to draw up a contract for tens of millions of euro than it is to have will properly in place for a potted plant, a dog and a few 1970's playboy magazines.