Wills and Probate Solicitors in Reading
When you need expert legal assistance with lifetime planning or handling the estate of a loved one, our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading can help. We understand that the tasks associated with these matters can feel confusing and often uncomfortable. Rest assured, our solicitors will do everything we can to make you at ease, providing a sensitive and straightforward process.
Wills, inheritance planning and estate administration are all highly personal matters with strict legal processes to follow. If you are making your Will or other lifetime planning decisions, it is important that you understand the full implications of those decisions and set out your wishes in a legally robust way. Our team will be happy to assist, ensuring you get the right plans in place with confidence they will be carried out when the time comes.
Should you be required to administer the estate of a loved one, it is wise to seek expert advice at an early stage. This ensures you follow the right steps and meet all of your legal obligations, as well as making sure you correctly follow the deceased’s wishes. Our experts can guide you or provide a complete estate administration service dealing with everything for you.
Complete support for Wills and probate in Reading
Our experts at IBB Law can provide support for a range of Wills and Probate Matters, for instance:
- Drafting a Will
- Reviewing and updating an existing Will
- Inheritance Tax planning
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Trusts
- Estate administration
- Contentious probate
Why choose our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading?
The Private Client team at IBB Law can offer you:
- Extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of estates, including those containing high value and complex assets, as well as where there are international considerations
- Independently accredited expertise with IBB Law being consistently highly ranked in leading client guides the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners
- A partner-led service, with the team including Partners Jacqueline Almond and Russell Hallam who both have a wealth of experience across various aspects of Wills and estates law
- An approach to your Will and probate matters that is perfectly aligned with your needs
- A friendly and pragmatic service that makes certain that you understand your legal options and obligations
Contact our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading today
To discuss your legal needs with our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading, please get in touch.
You can contact our Reading office directly or email enquiries@ibblaw.co.uk and we will get back to you promptly.
How our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading can help
Drafting a Will
Drafting a Will is a crucial task to prepare for the future. It is imperative that your Will is properly tailored to your financial and personal situation. This is particularly important to consider if you have complex financial circumstances or high value assets.
Our solicitors can support you to draft a Will to reflect your wishes and to minimise your Inheritance Tax liabilities as far as possible.
Reviewing and updating an existing Will
Contrary to popular belief, making a Will is not always a one-off activity. If your circumstances change, you may need to review your Will and make adjustments.
Whether you need to make minor changes or significant ones, our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading can help you with the process, as well as providing legal advice on any decisions you are making.
Inheritance Tax planning
Inheritance Tax can make a considerable difference to how much of your estate is transferred to your beneficiaries when you pass on.
Our Inheritance Tax planning solicitors in Reading have much experience in supporting clients with robust tax planning. We can support you to reduce your Inheritance Tax liability in various ways, for example:
- Drafting a tax-efficient Will
- Using a trust to protect your assets
- Giving lifetime gifts
- Passing assets on to a spouse or civil partner
Lasting Powers of Attorney
There may come a time in the future where you lose the capacity to make important decisions, for instance, decisions concerning your health, property, and finances.
To protect yourself in these circumstances, our Lasting Power of Attorney solicitors in Reading can support you to draft an LPA. This legal document allows you to choose an individual to assist you with important decisions.
Trusts
Trusts can serve as a helpful way to protect assets and reduce Inheritance Tax, and as such, many clients choose to use a trust in their lifetime, including as a Will provision.
If you are looking to set up a trust as part of your Will and estate planning process, our team can offer all the information and guidance you’ll need to do so. Our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading will ensure that all the associated details are handled, including, supporting you to decide who to appoint as trustees.
Estate administration
Dealing with the estate of someone who has passed away can be very challenging. There are a lot of steps to go through which can be a significant additional source of stress at an already difficult time. Getting expert help can make things much easier while also ensuring everything is handled correctly.
Our estate administration experts in Reading can assist with individual parts of the process, such as securing Grant of Probate and payment of Inheritance Tax. We can also handle the entire estate administration for you, taking the process off your hands.
Contentious probate
Contentious probate refer to any disputes that arise regarding Wills or probate administration.
Wills that are not clearly drafted may lead to disputes, however, disagreements can arise in many different circumstances. If your loved one has passed away and you are facing contentious probate issues, our Will and probate solicitors in Reading can offer various kinds of support, including:
- Correcting errors in a Will
- Challenge a Will
- Inheritance Act claims
- Disputes between trustees and or other interested parties
- Disputes regarding lifetime gifts
Contact our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading today
To discuss your legal needs with our Wills and probate solicitors in Reading, please get in touch.
You can contact our Reading office directly or email enquiries@ibblaw.co.uk and we will get back to you promptly.
