Stevenage 01438 312525 Letchworth 01462 486654
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Stevenage Office

Address: Wye Lodge, 66 High Street, Old Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 3EA
Tel: +44(0)1438 312525
Fax: 01438 312526
Email: stefanie@friislaw.co.uk

Letchworth Office

Address: 50 Station Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 3BE
Tel: +44(0)1462 486654
Fax: 01462 486660
Email: renata@friislaw.co.uk

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Wills and Probate

Wills and Probate

Our Team at Friis & Radstone are here to provide legal advice on issues including;
 
Tax efficient Wills
Estate planning and nursing/care home fees
Powers of Attorney/Court of Protection Orders
Administration of Estate/Probate
Our firm’s friendly, practical yet sensitive approach has been welcomed by our Clients and we pride ourselves in the volume of repeat business or from recommendations by the family and friends of existing clients. Our Wills and Probate team are here to offer legal advice and practical solutions to problems that increasingly come up in our ever growing ageing population. We believe in a no nonsense, no jargon approach.

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Wills

Whether you are making provision for your spouse and children, ensuring that those you wish to benefit from your assets do so, or whether you wish to protect assets from exposure to inheritance tax it is absolutely vital that you undertake proper estate planning and make a Will.
As your financial standing is certain to change over time, you should review your affairs regularly and certainly before any major events such as:
  • Getting married
  • Buying a home
  • Having children
  • Retiring
  • Divorce
We offer a confidential and personal service to clients. The expert that you see will help you to review your affairs and can advise you on all aspects of Will drafting, giving you and your dependants’ peace of mind.

We have attached a useful guide to the process involved in obtaining Probate click here

Some 70% of people die without a Will. The rules of intestacy which apply can lead to unexpected results and unnecessary stress to your family.

Probate/Estate Administration

Bereavement is a difficult time and Friis & Radstone will deal with all aspects of estate administration in a sensitive and efficient way. Our probate team is ready to help Executors (where there is a Will) and Administrators (where there is no Will) and we will guide you through the process to ensure the estate is distributed appropriately and inheritance tax rules are met.
 

Our areas of specialism include:

Submitting applications for Grant of probate (where there is a Will) and Letters of Administration (where there is no Will)
Preparation of HM Revenue & Customs Accounts and payment of Inheritance Tax if applicable
Preparation of Estate Accounts and dealing with the administration of the estate and distribution to beneficiaries
Distribution to charitable beneficiaries and compliance with HMRC rules
Find out how to minimize tax or otherwise redirect the distribution of an estate for the benefit of the family...

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