Probate and Wills:
Our breadth of experience enables us to offer a wide range of skills to meet your personal circumstances. The wills and probate department is dedicated to helping our clients with a wide range of matters from creating a will, preparing lasting powers of attorney and administration of an estate after death.
Wills
Making a will creates certainty, reduces worry and gives you the peace of mind of knowing exactly how your money, property and possessions will be dealt with after your death.
A will guides those who are left behind and saves worry and heartache at a time of great emotional stress. Making a will is usually the first step to take in structuring your affairs in order to minimise your liability for inheritance tax.
Probate
Whether you are an executor or the next of kin, our experienced and caring team can provide practical guidance to help you deal with the administration of an estate.
We can help you determine the size of an estate for probate and inheritance tax purposes, and can prepare an application for the ‘Grant of Representation’. We deal with payments of inheritance tax due, and can lodge the required forms to collect monies due to the estate.
Our services include:
- Drafting wills
- Drafting trusts and deeds
- Gifts to members of your family
- Issues in wills such as guardianship and issues relating to children
- Preparation of lasting powers of attorney
- Reviewing and amending wills and codicils
- Dealing with the administration of an estate