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- Writing and updating wills
- Probate and estate administration
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Trusts and estate planning
- Inheritance tax planning
- Court of Protection matters
- Deputyship applications
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Wills & Probate
Secure your future with wills & probate advice.
Our arch.law wills and probate solution supports individuals and business owners looking to secure the future of their assets, helping to protect your wishes, reduce uncertainty, and ensure your intentions are carried out.
Helping you plan for the future and navigate the unexpected.
At arch.law, we take a proactive approach, providing clear, strategic advice that helps you make informed decisions as your circumstances change.
One of the biggest challenges is ensuring your legal arrangements continue to reflect your changing circumstances. Family relationships, property, business interests and financial priorities all evolve over time, while business owners must also consider succession, ownership and continuity. Through strategic legal guidance, advanced technology and ongoing support, our experts help keep your plans aligned with your circumstances, protecting your family, your business and the legacy you’ve worked hard to build.
Advice that reflects your priorities.
The legal support you need depends on the life you’ve built. Personal estates, family dynamics and business interests all bring different considerations, making it important that your legal arrangements reflect your circumstances.
For Business Owners
- Business succession planning
- Succession for sole traders, LLPs and limited companies
- Shareholder and partnership planning
- Business asset protection
- Estate planning for business owners
- Lasting Powers of Attorney for business owners
- Business continuity planning
Why choose arch.law.
Specialist Expertise
Drawing on extensive experience across wills, probate and estate planning, we provide advice that considers your wider objectives, helping ensure your legal arrangements support the outcomes that matter most.
Strategic Planning
We help you consider inheritance tax, property, business interests, succession and future changes, ensuring your legal arrangements support your long-term objectives.
Joined-Up Legal Advice
Where needed, our specialists work together across private client, corporate, property and family matters to provide a coordinated legal solution that reflects the bigger picture. You will have a consistent, trusted adviser throughout, arch.law utilises technology to deliver the solutions our clients need in a modern world, never replaces the relationship you build.
Continuing Support
As your family, finances or business interests evolve, we're here to review and update your arrangements, helping ensure they continue to reflect your wishes.
Our wills & probate specialists.
Knowledge base
Succession planning helps ensure your business can continue operating if you’re no longer able to manage it, reducing disruption for employees, customers and the people who will inherit or take over the business. It also provides an opportunity to structure ownership in a way that may maximise available inheritance tax reliefs, where applicable, helping preserve more of your business for future generations. Just as importantly, succession planning allows you to appoint the right people to manage your business affairs, which may be different from those you choose to administer your personal estate.
Yes. Business assets can often form part of your estate, although the most appropriate arrangements will depend on your business structure, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and succession objectives.
Business succession planning allows you to consider how ownership and management should transfer in the future. Taking legal advice can help ensure your personal wishes and business arrangements work together effectively.
Business assets may qualify for certain tax reliefs, but eligibility depends on your circumstances and the nature of the business. Taking advice early can help you understand how Inheritance Tax could affect your estate.
If you die without a valid will, your estate will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy. These rules may not reflect your personal wishes and can create additional complications for your family during probate.
Probate is the legal process of administering someone’s estate after they die. It may be required before assets such as property or certain financial accounts can be accessed or distributed, depending on the circumstances.
A Lasting Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you’re no longer able to do so. There are separate LPAs covering property and financial affairs, and health and welfare.
A well-structured will can form part of wider estate planning and may help ensure available tax reliefs and allowances are considered. The most appropriate approach will depend on your individual circumstances.
For many business owners, a company or partnership represents a significant part of their estate. A will helps ensure your business interests are dealt with in line with your wishes and can support a smoother transition for your family, business partners and successors.
The outcome depends on how your business is structured. Sole traders, partners and company shareholders are all subject to different legal considerations. Without a valid will, your business interests may pass under the rules of intestacy, which may not align with your intentions.
While it’s possible to write a will yourself, mistakes or unclear wording can lead to disputes or difficulties after your death. A wills and probate solicitor can ensure your will accurately reflects your wishes and complies with the legal requirements.
It’s a good idea to review your will after significant life events such as marriage, divorce, the birth of children or grandchildren, purchasing property, or changes to your financial circumstances. Regular reviews help ensure your will continues to reflect your wishes.
Because every estate tells a different story.
The right decisions can look very different depending on your family, the assets you hold, or the role a business plays within your estate. Taking the time to address those factors now can help avoid unnecessary complexity for the people responsible for carrying out your wishes.
Start your arch.law journey and speak with one of our wills and probate solicitors today.
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