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Full advice on Wills, Probates, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trusts via phone, email or Zoom and we have COVID systems in place to make the process safe and less stressful than coming to the offices.
With many years experience in a wide array of private client matters, your legal issues are handled with care and professionalism. Contact me today.
Probate and Letters of Administration
Fixes fees offered so you can manage your budget. It’s normally around 1.5%- 3% of the gross value of the estate. This is for the complete administration service.
Ready to advise clients sensitively on the steps to a grant of Probate or Letters of Administration in the London and the South East or even further afield using Zoom or email.
Lasting Powers of Attorney
My aim is to demystify the process and take the pressure off clients at this difficult time.
Full advice and Preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney in London and the South East. I offer fixed fees. For example 2 LPAs are £600.00 plus VAT plus £164 disbursements
Will Services
Wills services can be mostly dealt with via Zoom Or FaceTime.
I’ve been involved in private client law for many years in London and the South East and my clients can count on me to manage the Will writing process as efficiently as possible. £275 per Will plus VAT.
Trusts
Success
SB Gould Solicitor Consultant has been advising on a variety of Trust matters and advise on complex trusts. Give us a call today and see how we can help you.
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COVID and Lasting Powers of Attorney
December 2020
As none of us can predict the future the current COVID pandemic has made us rethink our lives. Many families are stuck and cannot access bank accounts of loved ones in ICU or hospital to pay their bills or care fees. So it is important to try and plan ahead. A recent news story Kate Garraway of GMTV and her husband Derek Draper appear to show them both in this difficult position and they are only in their 50s. Ms Garraway may not be able to access her husband’s sole accounts nor can she deal easily with his finances nor his health arrangements.
Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) can offer peace of mind and if your loved one has lost capacity a Deputyship will offer similar protections for the family. We are happy to discuss this with you.
Wills and COVID
December 2020
Making a Will is straightforward and is something many people worry about often unnecessarily. Most Wills can be dealt with easily enough by filling out our Questionnaire which we can email over and we can discuss your wishes and see if they are practical but if there’s some complexity or a delicate situation say because of a blended family or a family home which may need a life interest trust in favour of your 2nd or 3rd spouse then we can assist. We deal with all types of Wills,
The BBC reported over the Summer 2020 that Wills can now be witnessed via video link. With Zoom Teams and FaceTime it seems Solicitors can now cover most of the work remotely which takes the pressure off those who are self isolating or in hospital.
Inheritance - Who pays tax
December 2020
For the tax year 2020/21 everyone is allowed to leave an estate valued at up to £325,000 free of tax plus in addition they can leave the new 'main residence' band of £175,000 giving a total allowance of £500,000 per person. Anything under this will mean that beneficiaries will not pay any inheritance tax.
The nil rate band amount is decided by the Government and means you are taxed at a nil rate up to the £500,000.
Above that amount, anything left is subject to tax of 40% (or 36% if you leave at least 10% of your assets to a charity).
So if you leave assets in 2020/21 worth £600,000 and you own just one property), your estate will pay nothing on the first £500,000, and 40% on the remaining £100,000 – a total of £40,000 in tax.
CGT updates 11.2020
4 November 2020
This is a great article by the Law Society & Lesley King on the new HMRC payment dates for Capital Gains Tax on estate property.
https://communities.lawsociety.org.uk/private-client-section-commentary/accelerated-payment-of-capital-gains-tax-on-residential-land/6001461.article
Christmas 2020
December 24 2020
After an unsettling year which has affected us all spare a thought for those who are alone over the festive period. The charity Age Concern is always on hand if anyone needs to speak to an adviser. I endorse them wholeheartedly.
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/eastlondon/
IHT headaches
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https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1370631/inheritance-tax-probate-grant-rule-asset-sales
PET changes on the budget horizon March 2021
15 February 2021
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1397032/inheritance-tax-news-britons-gifts-rishi-sunak-tax-raid-pension-relief-spt/amp
Time to get advice ahead of any gifting changes
Making a Will is for grown ups
March 16, 2021