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 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;
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Wills;
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Court of Protection;
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- 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 6 weeks from the deceased's death;
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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.
"thank you most sincerely...for the excellent work that you have done throughout the entire time of dealing with this matter. From the very first day that I made contact with Ashfords regarding this matter, through to bringing it to fruition and a most satisfactory outcome, I have been impressed with the professional attitude, the knowledge and [your] efficiency...and your own communications have, without exception, been courteous, thoughtful and timely. To a layman such as I, the complexities of dealing with an Estate as an Executor, without any previous experience or knowledge, can be extremely daunting. How fortunate I was to be able to place myself in Ashfords' - and, particularly, your - capable hands. I am extremely grateful."
Peter Robinson, Bursar, St Antony's College, Oxford
