One of the firm’s largest departments deals with all aspects of trying to ensure, so far as is possible, that your assets are dealt with, in accordance with your wishes in the event of your death.

Sarah Allen, a solicitor with many years’ experience, heads our probate department.

Wills and inheritance tax planning

Most wills are straight forward but making an appointment for advice on preparing your will may highlight areas where we feel that specialist advice is required and you can rest assured that we are able to provide that advice.

Failure to take good timely advice may lead to the Inland Revenue taking a larger slice of your estate than you would have wanted.

For advice on will disputes, see our dispute resolution page.

WIQS Client Charter

The Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality scheme (WIQS) provides a quality standard for wills, probate and estate administration practices, by requesting that firms adhere to the scheme Protocol.

The Client Charter on this page is designed to set client expectations on what they can expect from a WIQS accredited firm.

The Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme

Tallents Solicitors in Newark, Southwell and Mansfield are proud to have achieved the high standards of practice and integrity required to become accredited with the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme.

The Scheme’s logo is your guarantee that our practice will provide high quality will drafting, probate and estate administration services.

What we will do for you

We will carry out our work for you in accordance with the good practice standards of the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Protocol.

This means that we will:

  • treat you with dignity and respect
  • be polite and considerate
  • use clear language and keep legal jargon to a minimum
  • explain what the costs are likely to be and how we charge
  • advise you on the issues and the options for dealing with them
  • explain what you can expect from us
  • carry out our work in a timely manner
  • respond promptly to your enquiries, and
  • keep you informed of our progress.

Meet our Wills, Trusts & Probate team

Sarah Allen

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Sarah Allen Partner

Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and she became Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate in March 2019. Sarah was welcomed into the partnership in June 2021. Sarah has…

Emma Bell

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Emma Bell Solicitor

Emma qualified as a solicitor in January 2021. She graduated in 2018 from Northumbria University at Newcastle with a First Class Masters in Law degree. She received various awards during…

Malcolm Ellison

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Malcolm Ellison Tax Adviser

Malcolm is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience of working in general practice. Away from the office Malcolm enjoys watching a variety of sports and relaxes by cooking…

Georgia Mills

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Georgia Mills Solicitor

Georgia Mills is a solicitor working in the Wills and Probate Department of the Newark office and has experience in dealing with Wills, Probate & Estate Administration, and Lasting Powers of Attorney…

Anna Russell

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Anna Russell Solicitor

Anna achieved 2:1 Bachelor of Law at London Metropolitan University in 2018, and completed her master’s degree combined with Legal Practice Course at the University of Law in 2022. She…

Mary Smith

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Mary Smith Probate Executive

Mary is an experienced Probate Executive working in the Private Client department of Tallents Solicitors in Mansfield. She has over 15 years’ experience. She deals with a varied caseload for…

Jackie Watts

Wills and Inheritance Tax Planning

Jackie Watts Solicitor & Notary Public

Jackie qualified as a solicitor in 2003. She is a complex property law solicitor with Tallents Solicitors. Jackie is also a Notary Public and as such, she becomes involved in much more than…