As trusted legal advisors for individuals, families, and business owners, our team of private client specialists provide a full range of services to protect wealth, and plan for the future.
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Secure PaymentAs trusted legal advisors for individuals, families, and business owners, our team of private client specialists provide a full range of services to protect wealth, and plan for the future.
Contact UsAs trusted legal advisors for individuals, families, and business owners, our team of private client solicitors provide a full range of services to protect wealth, and plan for the future.
We try and understand our client’s objectives and then advise them on how to structure their affairs in order to protect their wealth and achieve tax efficiency. By adopting a proactive approach, this can be relevant not only in one’s lifetime but also for estates following the passing of a loved one.
We can also advise international families on the unique issues that affect them.
We can assist with the preparation of wills, advise on succession and estate planning, setting up of trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate and intestacy, establishing charities, applications to the Court of Protection.
If you own assets over £23,250 (including the value of your home), you are usually expected to pay for all of your own care. When you go into care your Local Authority will carry out a financial assessment to see if you are entitled to any state funding. With the threshold being as low as it is, many people do not qualify and will be expected to pay the full fees, and with the average weekly cost of care being £600, many people are taking steps to ensure that care home fees do not use up their hard-earned cash, or their loved one’s future inheritance.
If you have established a Charity, you may find that its current structure no longer suits your needs. We can advise you on the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative charitable structures that are available.
BBS are able to assist on a number of Court of Protection matters, including:
When a person dies, it is possible for the beneficiaries of the estate to make changes to the distribution of the estate. These changes are made by a Deed of Variation. A Deed of Variation can be used where the deceased left a Will, but also where they died intestate.
You may have been told that you require a Grant of Probate to deal with the assets in someone’s estate.
With 168,186 charities registered with the Charities Commission at the end of September 2018, it’s important you choose the right firm to help you hit the ground running when setting up a charity.
Gifting during your life can be an effective way to mitigate Inheritance Tax that might otherwise be payable on your death. There are two main types of ways for giftings assets away:
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you appoint people to help you make decisions or make decisions on your behalf. The people you appoint to help you are referred to as your ‘Attorneys’.
Debts are not discharged when a person dies. Where the liabilities exceed the value of the assets the estate will be insolvent.
A Statutory Will is a Will executed by the Court of Protection on behalf of someone who lacks the capacity to make their own Will – this might be someone with dementia or a person who has suffered a serious brain injury.
No matter what age a child is, parents will always want to look after their children, and some parents want to achieve this by creating a trust for their child.
Inheritance solicitors are professional law practitioners who, among other responsibilities, help family members settle disputes involving wills and inheritances.
You may have been told that you require a Grant of Probate to deal with the assets in someone’s estate.
With 168,186 charities registered with the Charities Commission at the end of September 2018, it’s important you choose the right firm to help you hit the ground running when setting up a charity.
Gifting during your life can be an effective way to mitigate Inheritance Tax that might otherwise be payable on your death. There are two main types of ways for giftings assets away:
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you appoint people to help you make decisions or make decisions on your behalf. The people you appoint to help you are referred to as your ‘Attorneys’.
Debts are not discharged when a person dies. Where the liabilities exceed the value of the assets the estate will be insolvent.
A Statutory Will is a Will executed by the Court of Protection on behalf of someone who lacks the capacity to make their own Will – this might be someone with dementia or a person who has suffered a serious brain injury.
No matter what age a child is, parents will always want to look after their children, and some parents want to achieve this by creating a trust for their child.
Inheritance solicitors are professional law practitioners who, among other responsibilities, help family members settle disputes involving wills and inheritances.