Legal Services

Our friendly team of solicitors offer a range of private client legal services to individuals and businesses in York, Harrogate and the surrounding areas. We believe in making our legal services work for you, not the other way around.

Our solicitors will always be happy to discuss your legal needs with you and will do everything we can to accommodate you.

Wills

Nobody knows for sure what the future holds. Writing a Will, and keeping it up to date, is the best way to address this uncertainty and make sure that you have provided for your loved ones, whatever happens.

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Probate

We understand just how difficult it is to lose a loved one. The grieving process can be made even more challenging if you are responsible for managing that loved one’s estate.

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Trusts and Tax

A trust is a legal mechanism that allows assets such as money or property to be held on behalf of someone else. In other words, the legal and beneficial ownership of an asset is split between different people.

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Powers Of Attorney

Powers of Attorney are a group of documents that allow individuals or corporate bodies to nominate family members, loved ones or business associates to act on their behalf.

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Managing Affairs

Some elderly and vulnerable people find it difficult to keep on top of their personal and financial affairs. This is sometimes due to health or memory problems, or simply because of not being familiar with new technologies.

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Court of Protection

The Court of Protection offers a legal safety net for those who no longer have the mental capacity to manage on their own.

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Missing Persons Law

If you are a family member of a missing person, we understand just how incredibly difficult a position you’re in.

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Disputes

When difficult legal decisions have to be made, not everyone will agree with them.

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Document Services

We offer a full range of legal document certification services.

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International Probate

If you’re looking for a proactive and pragmatic UK probate lawyer to work alongside, you’ve come to the right place.

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What else can we help you with?

Our priority is to take good care of our clients. If you require services we don’t provide, we’ll do our best to put you in touch with a professional who does.

Other legal advice

We work closely with solicitors who specialise in areas such as conveyancing, divorce law, business law and family law. Our director Rachel Roche is former Secretary to the Yorkshire Sole Practitioners’ Group and meets regularly with a wide range of other solicitors, based in Yorkshire and nationally. If you have a legal problem we’re unable to help you with personally, we’ll know someone with just the expertise you need.

If you need us to work in conjunction with other solicitors to achieve your overall aims, we are more than happy to do this.

Scottish legal advice

If you are moving to or own property in Scotland, you will need advice from a Scottish solicitor. We have an association with a firm of solicitors in Scotland with whom we can work in tandem to ensure your affairs are arranged in the best possible way.

Financial advice

Though we can’t give you specific financial advice, we are able to offer general investment advice. We can work with you to provide an overall picture of the opportunities that may be open to you, then discuss your financial aims and objectives and how these might best be achieved.

Together we can work towards simple tax planning measures, either leaving your current investments as they are or completely restructuring your portfolio.

We can do this in partnership with your existing financial advisor, or we can refer you to one of our trusted advisors, all of whom are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Accountancy advice

Our solicitors offer a range of trust and tax planning services. If you require more specialist tax or accountancy advice, we can put you in touch with someone who can offer this.

We work with a number of knowledgeable and trusted accountants and bookkeepers who will be more than willing to help.

Life insurance

When you are in the process of planning for your future, you may decide to invest in life insurance.

A life insurance policy will pay out a lump sum of money to your estate in the event of your death. Some policies will also pay out if you have a serious accident or receive a terminal diagnosis. The money paid out by the policy can be used by your family to pay off their mortgage or cover general expenses.

This type of insurance can be particularly valuable for business owners. If you were to fall ill and were unable to manage your business for a significant period of time, a life insurance policy pay out would provide the funds needed to ensure the survival of the business.

If you would like to explore these possibilities further with the assistance of a professional, we can refer you to an insurance professional who will be able to talk you through the options available.

Health & dental insurance

Many people find that health and dental insurance gives them peace of mind should they or their family fall ill. Quality care without standard waiting times can make a significant difference at what is likely to be a very difficult time.

To find out more about the health and dental insurance options that are open to you, please get in touch. We can arrange for a specialist health and dental insurance professional to visit you at home for a no-obligation discussion.

Equity release

Equity release has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. There can be a number of benefits to being able to access the wealth within your property. Perhaps you’d like to carry out home improvements, or reduce the value of your property for inheritance tax after you’re gone.

We can put you in touch with a specialist advisor if you’d like to discuss whether equity release is for you.

Get the legal advice you need

Dealing with legal issues can be confusing and stressful. We understand this, and we’re always on hand to untangle jargon and offer support.

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