At Matthew Waite & Co, we provide a personal service tailored to each client’s needs. We offer support and advice in relation to Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate and estate administration and trust aspects.

          Wills

If you don’t make a Will, your estate will be divided according to the rules of intestacy which dictate who receives your estate. Consequently, your estate could be inherited by people that you would not have chosen.   Also, contrary to popular belief, under the rules of intestacy, spouses may not inherit the entirety of the deceased’s estate and cohabitees have no automatic rights of inheritance whatsoever.

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We can guide you through each stage to ensure your Will meets your needs, also ensuring that the strict rules around the execution of your Will are met.

          Lasting Powers of Attorney
 

By making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), you can appoint those you wish to look after your affairs and make decisions on your behalf regarding your health, welfare, property and financial affairs in the event that you are unable to make such decisions for yourself as a result of accident, illness or other incapacity. Rest assured, we will help you create an LPA that works for you, including any specific powers that you would like your Attorney to have, and not to have.

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          Probate and Estate administration
 

If you are acting as a Will executor for a loved one, it will be your responsibility to take care of the probate once they have passed.  We know that losing a loved one is an emotionally difficult time and taking care of probate matters may be hard to manage at this time.  Be assured that our team can provide the support you need, helping you to value the estate, calculate inheritance tax, apply for Grant of Probate, distribute the assets to the beneficiaries and other necessary tasks.