Confusion re fees for AP1 and AS1

Why is it not clear anywhere to establish whether a fee should be paid for both of these forms/applications? AP1 clearly includes a panel that prompts for the fee payment and amount based on market value of the property being transferred. However, there is no reference to a fee on form AS1. The Assent, due to bereavement, is for no transactional monetary value, and I found reference in an hmlr fee table to a fee of £45, currently, for this, but nowhere to add it on the form.

It could and should be made clear for what is a common process to be navigated by members of the public in dealing with otherwise uncomplicated estate.

Your rep stated in an answer to someone else asking this question, that scale 2 applies and, for the market value of the property in that case, a fee of £70 was payable. The lady posing the question had asked for clarification on her understanding that the fee to be paid was £110.... the rep stated there was no fee of £110. But the lady was adding £70 for AP1... transfer, to a fee at that time of £40 for Assent.... thus, arriving at £110. I feel her frustration.

I'll enter two fees in the panel on form AP1, one for Assent - value 0 - fee £45; the other, Transfer - value 180k - fee £70.

Please make this clearer for people! Confusion shouldn't be allowed to force people capable of managing simple estates to have to pay hundreds to professionals who have access to the digital portal.