Wills, Trusts, Deeds of Variation

Joint or Separate, Wills and Trusts are essential legal tools to:

• Guarantee that wealth passes to those to whom it is intended (especially important for single people or those with no dependants)
• Reduce Inheritance Tax or Capital Gains Tax
• Protect family wealth from Third Parties: Divorcing Children, Spendthrift Children and Nursing Home fees.

We also specialise in legal solutions for the Elderly:

• Enduring Powers of Attorney [or lasting Powers of Attorney (when effective)]
• Domicile and Residence
• Landowners
• Entrepreneurs and Shareholders
• Farmers and Farming Businesses
• Court of Protection Receivership
• Benefits Advice.

We employ expert lawyers who advise on highly specialised areas such as:

• Trust and Estate Litigation (and Dispute Resolution)

Probate

The legal and taxation issues with which we are all faced are very different today, made even more complex by an ageing – and increasingly wealthy - population.  That is where we can help. 

Kingsfords lawyers regularly assist clients on a range of issues - benefits, medical concerns and living wills, care for pets of single people, financial management, including advanced inheritance tax planning and the creation of wills and trusts.

Our role is straightforward.  We help steer you through a complex web of tax legislation, ensuring that you protect your hard-earned assets, both for you and your beneficiaries.

Working alongside John Edmonds is David Beanland, a Senior Probate Executive and Elaine Stanley who is a Probate Executive.

• John Edmonds