Trusts, Probate and Estate Administration

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.

The law and tax legislation governing the areas of trusts, probate and estate administration are often complex and require a high level of expertise.

Within our probate department, we have staff experienced in:

obtaining probate
administering the deceased’s estate
assisting executors with estate administration
administration of charities and trust funds with particular emphasis on income tax and capital gains tax related matters
trust and charities tax compliance
charity accounts and reports
preparation of complex estate accounts
settlement of taxation liabilities for estates

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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.