Wills, Tax, Trusts and Probate
No one wants to see their savings and assets, built up over a lifetime's work, disappear in taxes or not distributed in the way they would want. At Ashfords, our specialist Trusts and Estates Team we help our clients (who range from individuals of modest means to the extremely wealthy) manage their personal wealth.
Our team is dedicated to looking after your personal and business interests and to help you safeguard these assets for your family in the long term.
Work handled
Examples of recent work undertaken
- Estate Administration / Probate;
- Estate Planning;
- Powers of Attorney;
- Tax;
- Trusts;
- Wills;
- Court of Protection; and
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Disputes.
Examples of recent work undertaken
- Administering the estate of a young businessman with a number of companies and significant assets;
- Obtaining Probate in an estate valued at £8M in just six weeks from the deceased's death;
- Advising on inheritance tax panning for a couple with a substantial agricultural land-holding and including a number of additional businesses run from the farm; and
- Provided expert evidence concerning a trust for a local authority in a prosecution case.
News and Publications
- Furnished Holiday Lets - Pawson decision reversed
- A tale of two wills and two countries
- Family Involvement in Clinical Decisions - Proposed Changes to the NHS Constitution
- Changes to Taxation of Residential property held by Companies
- Deadline approaching for NHS funding for continuing healthcare
- New Solicitor Joins Ashfords' Trusts and Estates Team
- Breach of Trust Update - May 2012
- Purchase of UK Property by Offshore Entities Following the Budget of 21st March 2012
- Mixed Messages on Charitable Giving
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Additional Information
News and Publications
- Furnished Holiday Lets - Pawson decision reversed
- A tale of two wills and two countries
- Family Involvement in Clinical Decisions - Proposed Changes to the NHS Constitution
- Changes to Taxation of Residential property held by Companies
- Deadline approaching for NHS funding for continuing healthcare
- New Solicitor Joins Ashfords' Trusts and Estates Team
- Breach of Trust Update - May 2012
- Purchase of UK Property by Offshore Entities Following the Budget of 21st March 2012
- Mixed Messages on Charitable Giving