Wills & Probate
Safeguarding your family wealth, estate and property requires specialist advice from a solicitor who understands your needs and will translate your wishes into clear and concise legal documents that meet your objectives, now and in the future.
Many people put off the making of a Will perhaps because they find the prospect daunting and depressing. We understand that and offer sympathetic and individual advice from our experienced solicitors who understand how difficult it can be to address this vital topic.
If, throughout your life, you only ever have one occasion to consult a solicitor it needs to be over making a Will.
Making a Will is one of the most important decisions you can make and in 
many cases is essential to ensure that your assets pass to those you wish. Make an appointment with us and we will discuss your requirements with you, offer suggestions and advice and convert your wishes into a readable, clear legally binding Will.
Advising on Wills, trust and inheritance matters, we insure your affairs are arranged as tax efficiently as possible to deliver maximum value to your beneficiaries.
We deal quickly and efficiently with estates. If you are an executor of an estate we offer help and guidance and will take on as much (or as little) of the work as you require. If you are a beneficiary of an estate where there is no Will we can assist you in the process of dealing with the intestacy.
In either case we can prepare all necessary forms so as to obtain a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration and once granted will assist with the calling in of assets and distribution of the estate
Power of Attorney
If you need to appoint someone else to sign documents in your place, perhaps your spouse or children in the event of your becoming unable, through old age or illness, to conduct your own affairs, you will need a Lasting Power of Attorney.
New legislation came into effect in October 2007 making it an exceedingly complex procedure involving the completion of lengthy forms which our solicitors have studied and are equipped to assist you in this increasingly complex area of law.
Guardianship
If someone becomes mentally incapable perhaps through stroke, accident or the ravages of old age, arrangements have to be made to handle their financial affairs.
If an Enduring Power of Attorney was executed before October 2007 or since that date, a Lasting Power of Attorney, then those Powers can be utlised by the attorney but if not an application for Guardianship will have to be made to the Court of Protection.
Someone, usually the next of kin, but essentially the person who is, in practice, the carer will have to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed Guardian. Once again we are happy to help with the complex forms relating to the patient, their affairs and medical condition.