There is no single answer about how to make your will. It all depends on your assets, your circumstances and who your beneficiaries are.
Planning for your future can be a daunting prospect, we are here to help you. We deliver tailor-made advice to ensure your wills, trusts and tax planning affairs are in order.
By using us you have the comfort of knowing we are a qualified, insured, regulated and professional firm of solicitors. Our experienced wills and probate team are here to support you every step of the way. We specialise in all matters relating to writing a will and probate, contested wills, trusts and estates, lasting powers of attorney, trusts and deeds of variation. Trust us to help you keep your loved ones protected.
How we can help
We understand how difficult it is for family members and friends to deal with the inevitable legal matters following what is both a traumatic and very emotional time and for this reason we are happy to discuss any questions or queries you may have.
We can attend to all matters relating to probate and is able, if required, to take over if necessary handling the whole matter from registration of the death, selling property, contacting all debtors and creditors until the final distribution of the estate to the beneficiaries.
Everything we do is open and transparent, so you can be sure of a full estimate of costs from the outset with no unexpected bills.
Your Options
Lasting Powers of Attorney
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document, It will allow someone, you appoint and that you trust as an “attorney” to make decisions on your behalf, if you are no longer wish to or able to due to your mental capacity.
Lasting Powers of Attorney for both Property, Financial, Health and welfare
This could just be a temporary situation: for example, if you’re in a hospital and need help with everyday tasks such as paying bills.
You may need to make longer-term plans if, for example, you have been diagnosed with dementia and you may lose the mental capacity to make your own decisions in the future.
Court of Protection and Deputyship
A Professional Court of Protection deputy is a solicitor who has been instructed to manage the affairs of someone who lacks the mental capacity to make some or all decisions themselves. This can be concerning their property and affairs or even health and welfare.
This Deputy can be chosen by either the Court of Protection or by a family of the persons who require a deputy.
Grants of Probate
A Grant of Probate will confirm the authority of the executor to administer the estate of someone who has died, this will include tidying up the affairs and distributing the assets to their heirs.