Wills and Probate

Consider for a moment how the people you care for will be affected by your death. Hopefully the last thing you would want them to have to deal with is financial uncertainty. By instructing Arnold Greenwood to draft your Will you can have total peace of mind that the people you care about will be provided for as well as they can be after your death.

Without a Will you are 'Intestate' and you will have no control over who inherits your estate or over the level of Inheritance Tax and other taxes that may become payable as a result of your death.

A Will is not just for passing on property. If you have infant children you should make a Will naming legal guardians to care for your children after your death. Your Will also enables you to make proper financial provision for your children by using simple trusts to protect them whilst they are vulnerable and until they are mature enough to receive what can potentially be very large sums of money.

We understand that when making your Will, above all, you are seeking the comfort that comes from knowing your loved ones are secure and we will spend time with you to get to know your circumstances and properly advise you.

Arnold Greenwood also specialise in all areas of administering estates and find that the Executors and Administrators we act for enjoy the sense of security they get from knowing that the affairs of the deceased are in the hands of people who care about the work that they do and so deal professionally and sympathetically with the administration.

We have very many years of experience in estate administration including:

• Obtaining legal representation to the assets in the estate and subsequently dealing with those assets and settling liabilities
• Settling matters with HM Revenue & Customs in all areas of Inheritance Tax, Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
• Drafting comprehensive accounts of the administration
• Distributing the estate in accordance with either the Will or laws of Intestacy and supplying tax certificates to the beneficiaries

We know that our fee scales are competitive and are certain that you will find the people you deal with will provide you with a service that gives you real value for money.

For further information, please contact Richard Scrimshaw on 01539 720049 and a member of our Wills, Trusts & Probate department will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.