WILLS AND ESTATES

We provide a professional will writing service which is both comprehensive and holistic underpinning our clients’ medium to long term strategic financial and tax planning.

Inheritance Tax may be a key component of such planning. Many families also have genuine concerns about the potential burden of care fees in addition to other asset protection issues i.e. second marriages etc. Trusts can be used to provide such protection.

Such planning also looks to maximise various tax reliefs for clients who have business or agricultural assets or pension funds.

We regularly work with lawyers in other jurisdictions where there are foreign elements.

Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)

Lasting Powers of Attorney allow clients to make arrangements for someone to manage their affairs in the event of future incapacity. In the absence of an LPA the Court of Protection could assume jurisdiction for the administration of an individual’s financial affairs in the event of incapacity i.e. dementia, stroke, sudden injury etc. It is a common misconception that married couples or civil partners automatically have such rights.

We would recommend that clients consider putting an LPA in place.

Executorship Services

We are able to provide a complete executorship service to oversee the professional administration of estates. Efficiency and planning can help to avoid difficulties which might arise in the absence of ineffective advice at an early stage.