Releasing some or all of the value trapped in a home can be a sensible option to help elderly or vulnerable individuals cover the cost of long-term care and reduce their financial pressures.
Giving vulnerable individuals the cash they need to pay for long-term care and other costs can make the difference in ensuring they have the care and protection they need throughout their life. If you're looking to help a vulnerable friend or relative release the equity locked in their home, we can provide the advice you need in a way that you can understand.
We can advise you on the best options available to you, and handle any conveyancing work that may arise from the equity release. And because we are Conveyancing Quality Scheme solicitors, every major lender will be happy to work with us.
We can help you act on behalf of a vulnerable person, providing the legal expertise needed to release the value trapped in their home.
Trusts can be a mystery to many people, often with a notion that they promise unlimited benefits for estate planning and asset protection purposes.
In Series 2, Episode 1 of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles speaks to fellow Giles Wilson Partner and Private Client specialist Caroline Woodham about the changes to Inheritance Tax law after the Autumn Budget 2024 was announced in November.
With Powers of Attorney you are giving power to someone to make decisions about everything about you if you don’t want to or can’t make those decisions yourself.
The expertise of our solicitors is regularly recognised by some of the profession’s most distinguished organisations. As well as being a member of a number of Law Society schemes, we have won awards at the Law Society Excellence Awards, the Halsbury Legal Awards and the Modern Law Awards.
We have also received recognition in the form of the Lexcel mark of quality, a Legal 500 listing and a place on the shortlist of The Lawyer’s Boutique Firm of the Year.
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