Wills and Probate Solicitors in Southgate

Wills and probate solicitors advise on later-life planning and manage the estate after death. Their services include drafting wills, preparing lasting powers of attorney and establishing trusts for children or vulnerable relatives. They also help with inheritance tax planning, including the nil-rate bands, the residence nil-rate band and lifetime gifts.

When someone dies, any power of attorney ceases and the executors take over. Solicitors can review the attorney’s records, value the estate, report it for inheritance tax and apply for the grant of probate. Without a will, the estate needs letters of administration instead. The intestacy rules then decide who inherits. Solicitors collect the assets, settle debts and distribute the estate. A deed of variation can change who inherits within two years of the death, and disputes over a will can often be resolved by agreement.

Southgate is a leafy suburb in north London near Palmers Green, Arnos Grove and Oakwood. Wills and probate solicitors in Southgate can draft wills, prepare powers of attorney and handle probate. Firms in Enfield, Winchmore Hill and Wood Green also take on this work.