About Us
We deal in Mediation Will
writing and Inheritance Tax
Mediation If you've tried your own
negotiation and gotten nowhere, then you might consider mediation. In
mediation, you and your adversary come together with a neutral third party who
tries to help you work out an agreement.
Taxes apply to property,
possessions and money that are transferred from a deceased individual to
beneficiaries. These taxes apply to the fair market value of all assets,
liabilities and credits
Services
We will take time to fully understand your particular circumstances and advise with sympathy and understanding.
To plan properly for the future we always advise to plan early.
Mediation and Arbritation - Help for couples and families in the process of separation or divorce
Mediation is a way of helping couples to deal with the
difficult and stressful business of separation and divorce without
having to enter into a lengthy and costly legal process.
We work with all couples, whether or not children are involved. We
are also well qualified to help with decision making where children are
concerned, whether it’s about the times children see both their parents,
or about how to share the financial assets, work out child support
(maintenance) payment etc.
We can sensitively help your family adapt to the changes by looking to
the future and focussing on how best to manage the job of being parents
now that you have decided to separate.
Additional services
General Dispute Conflict Resolution
In addition to Mediation, we provide help to overcome conflict in the following areas:
- Wills and probate
- Disputes between family members, siblings and parents
- Care of older relatives
- Contact with Grandparents
We also deal with:
Wills
Estate Planning
Client Welfare and Lasting Powers of Attorney
Probate
Safe storage of your will
All too often clients present us with an invalid homemade
will or have no will at all. A will of course is not just for the
elderly and means you can determine exactly who gets what after your
death and who would look after any minor children.
Making a will allows you to ensure your property passes to
those who you wish to benefit and enables you to plan your estate to
maximise tax saving provisions.
If you die
without a will the State then decides how your estate will be
distributed in accordance with the rules on intestacy. This can be a
costly procedure and will reduce the value of your estate. It can also
be emotionally difficult for those you would want to benefit from the
estate.
With a carefully drafted will you
can also save on Inheritance Tax and make full use of the nil band
rate. We also act as executors and administrators for many estates.
National Legal Services can advise you on how you can
This month
£20 off Mirror Will(normal price £150.00) &
£15 off a single will(normal pric £105) - PLEASE - don't be tempted
to use DIY Wills or FREE Wills. They may save you a small amount now
but one mistake could cost your beneficiaries a fortune and, at worst
invalidate your will.
We
have written wills for thousands of people and without doubt we are one
of the most knowledgeable will writing companies in the UK.
Safe Storage of Your Will
One in four wills that are written, and not stored, can NEVER BE
FOUND. We offer safe, secure storage of your wills for a nominal annual
fee. Not only can you store your wills, but you can also store your
Enduring Powers of Attorney, Title Deeds, Letters of Wishes and any
other important documents.
Most important of all is that you will be entitled to a FREE
annual review of your will.
As we progress in life there are often imPortant life
decisions that need to be taken. We advise our clients to make a
Lasting Power of Attorney
(which replaced Enduring Powers
of Attorney in October 2007) so that a client will have the security of
knowing who will look after their affairs including decision making
should they not be able. These can be prepared in relatIon to personal
welfare including medical decisions and property and finance
We also advise on long term residential care; how it is to be paid for and the impact that may have on a family.
Mental capacity/substituted decision making
Enduring / Lasting Powers of Attorney
Court of Protection receivership
Statutory wills
If a loved one has died with assets of more
than £5,000 then, if there is a Will, the executors must apply for a
Grant of Probate or, if there is no Will, the next of kin must apply to
the Courts for 'letters of administration'.
Thereafter, the form fining, letter writing,
phone calls and general sorting out of someone's estate can be quite
stressful and very time consuming, especially if there's a property to
sell. However, everyone agrees that banks and solicitors charge far too
much for probate work.
Often they quote a percentage of the estate varying between 3% and 5%, plus an hourly charge which is higher than some people earn in a week (usually between £200 to £300 per hour) - without committing themselves to how many hours, plus disbursements - whatever they are.
We also provide an excellent Probate
Service for Executors and Administrators, obtaining a grant and
subsequently administering an Estate at a resonable cost to you. We can
remove the stress and worry of such an important responsibilityContact us now.
