Key Contact
Job Title: Associate
Location: Congleton
Phone: 01260 282342
Job Title: Legal Secretary
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 1238
Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Macclesfield
Phone: 01625 442143
Job Title: Legal Apprentice
Location: Congleton
Phone: 01260 282306
We are flexible in our working hours to make the process of signing papers and discussing estate administration easier for clients who may need to travel a distance.
We act as executors for clients who have no close family and will liaise with funeral directors to arrange the funeral and arrange for the wishes of the deceased to be carried out after their death.
We have re-homed a number of pets for people who have died – we appreciate they are also a key member of your family and need looking after.
The current threshold (nil rate band) for when an estate pays inheritance tax is £325,000 and anything over and above that will be taxed at 40%. However, since the Finance Act 2008, a married couple will be able to combine...
If you die without a Will, your estate is dealt with in accordance with the rules of intestacy and who your estate passes to will depend on the value and the members of your family.
If someone dies without a valid will they are intestate. There is an order of people who can then deal with the estate and inherit it. Please speak to our team for advice about seeing who is entitled to deal...
Only on customary occasions and only amounts that are reasonable in relation to the donor’s finances as a whole. If you want to make larger gifts than this, usually you would need the court’s approval.
