LSRA cited example of lawyer demanding €246 before they would hand over a will to a person acting as executor of their late mother’s estate
Solicitors warned by the legal services watchdog not to charge fees for release of wills
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The legal services watchdog has criticised the practice of solicitors charging hundreds of euro for the release of wills stored on their premises.
Under no circumstances should the handing over of a will be made conditional on the payment of a so-called “storage fee”, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) said.