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Administration of Estates.
Our estate administration service is founded on the principles of sensitivity and care, delivering practical and straightforward advice when you need it most.
In addition to wills and probate services, our estate administration lawyers also provide legal advice in all aspects of inheritance planning.
We have considerable experience in estate administration when:
- There is a will
- There isn’t a will (intestate estates)
- There are business assets
- There are agricultural assets
- There are overseas assets
- Taxable and non-taxable estate
We also provide a service to assist personal representatives in simply obtaining the Grant of Representation.
Our Estate Administration Expertise
Our solicitors have years of experience in estate administration matters. Get in touch today and one of our team will be in touch.
- Executors and administrators
- Beneficiaries
- Individuals
- Business and landowners
- Families
- Charities
Personal, family and business affairs can be very complicated and challenging on a number of levels, so it’s important to seek advice from someone you can trust to ensure the best decisions and correct procedures are carried out at every step.
The dedicated Estate Administration Team at Lanyon Bowdler has many years experience in this area of the law and can complete all relevant documents on your behalf, along with guiding you through what can be one of the most traumatic times in your life.
This can involve obtaining probate, collecting and encashing assets and paying liabilities, such as tax, allowing you time to devote to the people who really matter in these circumstances – family and close friends.
This episode talks about “Private Client” it is a term used in the legal profession, but the average person doesn’t really know what it means. We chat about several aspects, including trusts, lasting powers of attorney, along with the process around wills and why it’s so important to make one.
Your Estate Administration questions answered
The administrator of an estate is the person who has been appointed to handle the distribution of the estate of a deceased person who has not left a will. In this case, the court will confirm who should make all the necessary arrangements for the estate. This person is known as an administrator, and has many of the same responsibilities as the executor of a will.
A personal representative is either an executor or an administrator.
Acting as a personal representative in administering an estate after a death can be one of the hardest things to be involved with – particularly when it involves a member of the family or a friend.
As well as having to come to terms with the emotional aspect of the loss, there is the added difficulty of being in unfamiliar territory. The personal representative is suddenly immersed in a situation they know little or nothing about and faced with complex issues they are expected to deal with.
The whole process can be a trying and lengthy experience which will involve negotiating several stages, any one of which could worsen an already difficult situation and create further problems between grieving relatives.
These stages include:
- Registering the death and organising the funeral
- Obtaining a Grant of Representation (probate)
- Calculating and paying the right amount of Inheritance Tax
- Distributing the estate of the deceased to the beneficiaries
- Preparing estate accounts
Trying to cope alone at such a difficult time can prove too much and be an extremely stressful experience. By seeking help from professionals who deal with these matters on a daily basis, you will have the benefit of knowing that things will be handled correctly and with the wishes of the deceased always the top priority.
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If you have any queries relating to estate administration, our team will be able to answer all your questions and guide you through what needs doing and when.
We will talk you through the process at each stage, in uncomplicated and jargon-free language, enabling you to reach the right conclusions and know that all aspects have been dealt with in the right way.
Please call or use the online contact form and a member of the team will get in touch directly.
Lanyon Bowdler have offices with expert teams of solicitors in Hereford, Bromyard, Shrewsbury, Ludlow, Oswestry, Telford, and Conwy in North Wales.
We are one of the most recognised law firms in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Mid and North Wales, Birmingham and the Midlands. We are able to offer a wide range of pricing options including fixed fees and service level guarantees.
As a leading law firm, we regularly act for clients on a wide range of estate administration issues. We can represent you wherever you live in England or Wales.
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