Meet the Estate Administration and Probate Team

Key Contact

Helen Gowin

Job Title: Partner
Location: Congleton
Phone: 01260 282351

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Sarah Pull

Job Title: Senior Associate
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 7689

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Vicky Timothy

Job Title: Senior Associate
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 1209

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Kerry Jones

Job Title: Associate
Location: Congleton
Phone: 01260 282342

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Caroline Hewitt

Job Title: Solicitor
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 1210

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Aalia Ijaz

Job Title: Solicitor
Location: Stockport
Phone: 0161 475 1218

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Holly Jones

Job Title: Solicitor
Location: Stockport, Macclesfield, Chester, Congleton
Phone: 01244 305942

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“Helen Gowin has done an excellent job looking after my husband’s estate. I am extremely grateful to her for what they did on my behalf & would certainly use SAS Daniels for any further work I might need.”

Beryl Casswell

“There was a personal touch which was lacking in other practices I have used.”

Chambers UK, 2015

“A great team and excellent communication skills.”

Mark Anderson

“From the receptionist to the solicitor we found the atmosphere to be very friendly and profesional. We would definitely use this firm again if we needed to.”

Eva & Jacqueline Dodds

“Thank you for the very efficient manner in dealing with the estate; it eased hugely the stress of being an executor at a challenging time,”

Tony Maguire

How we have helped our clients

A Home-made Will & a Millionaire

Our Estate Administration & Probate team were approached by the executor and main beneficiary of a home-made Will where the person who died was a neighbour with considerable wealth, but had no family and had become good friends with our...

A Sole Trader Who Loved Cats

Our Estate Administration & Probate team acted as executors with a lay executor for a generous patron who lived in the Chester area, who loved his cats and wanted to be cremated with the remains of his former feline companions....

A Generous Testator

Our Estate Administration & Probate team acted as executors for a generous patron of the arts and science in the Manchester area who was also an avid collector of fine art. He left most of his estate to a number...

We care

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.

Support

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.

Flexible

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.

FAQs

What happens if the person who has died hasn’t made a Will?

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...

How many executors need to act?

You can appoint up to four people to act as executors in your will but normally one or two will act in the estate. It is better to appoint at least two as if one of them is not able...

I am an attorney, can I make gifts out of the donor’s money?

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.

How long does it take to get a Grant of Probate?

There are a number of steps to be taken in dealing with an estate and each estate can vary widely depending on the nature of the assets, the value of the estate, how quickly institutions respond to queries and also...

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