The Private Client department covers a wide variety of areas which include the following:

• Estate administration including Inland Revenue enquiries, payment of Inheritance Tax, dealing with assets and liabilities and distribution of estate
• Obtaining Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
• Preparing Deeds of Variation to Wills and Rules of Intestacy
• Reviewing existing Wills, preparing basic and tax-planning Wills and Codicils
• Contentious claims against estates
• Elderly client advice including Asset Protection
• Advising on mental capacity issues including Deputyship applications
• Preparing and registering Lasting Powers of Attorneys
• Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney

The Private Client department are pleased to announce that they participated in Will Aid 2011 in aid of raising money for charities by offering our Will writing services free in the month of November 2011 for basic Wills. Client participation was very good and the firm will know at the end of November 2011 how much money we raised.

The Private Client department are happy to arrange home visits if required.

The Private Client department can be contacted on 020 8524 6323.