Welcome Robert
A huge welcome to Robert Gordon who joined Team Tassells yesterday.
Rob joins our Private Client team as a Probate Paralegal as he embarks on an exciting change of career.
The name may give it away but these two haven’t had many photos together since they were kids!
Congratulations Team Tassells
We are so proud to share that we have been shortlisted for 2 awards at The Probate Industry Awards 2025. Congratulations to our Practice Manager Gemma Stebbeds who has been shortlisted for The Unsung Hero Award and the whole of Team Tassells for being shortlisted for Probate Law Firm: Boutique. Well done to everyone who has…
What is Probate?
“Probate” is the process of proving that the Will of the deceased is legitimate, and a “Grant” is the Court’s seal of approval. It acts like the “deeds” to the deceased’s estate, without it, the Executor may have trouble proving that they “own” it. Executors have authority and power over the assets of the deceased,…
What are Letters of Administration?
“Letters of Administration” are equivalent to Probate where the deceased left no Will or there is something not quite right about the Will. The application process is similar, the person who would take on the responsibility has to give formal evidence to the Court to explain their right to do so, and about the background…
What does an Executor do?
An Executor, a person named by the deceased in their Will as “Executor”, is responsible for managing the financial affairs of a deceased, finding out what it is, and carrying out he terms of the Will so far as the Law will allow. The State will intervene to make sure that taxes are paid first,…
Inheritance Tax
A very short point; Inheritance Tax, when it is due, is generally spread across the assets in proportion, so that if a house is two-thirds of the estate, then it will bear two-thirds of the tax. The beneficiaries might decide to pay all the tax from the “cash” assets, rather than have to raise money…
With respect and without delay
It is a sad fact of arguments over estates that a subject of dispute may be the remains of the deceased. By long-established common law principle a body cannot be property – no one can have rights of ownership over it. So if there is disagreement over the method and place of disposal, or who…
WILLS, PROBATE AND MUCH MORE
Tassells offer expertise not only in Wills and Probate, but also Lasting Power of Attorney, Family Trusts (sometimes called Asset Protection Trusts), and Court of Protection matters. Some reasons for choosing Tassells: We are a very long-established Lexcel accredited law firm. Our Head of Department (Ann Astbury) is an accredited Trusts and Estate Practitioner. We…
Probate Fees
We are pleased to confirm that the increased Probate Fees proposed by the government have now been dropped. The fees suggested were based on the value of the estate and could have caused serious problems for many individuals following the death of a loved one. Tassells Solicitors Probate services: Probate Probate Disputes Help obtaining…
New Probate Fees
The Ministry of Justice is planning to increase Probate fees from 1 May 2017, despite overwhelming objections from the legal community. The current application fee is £155 for applications made through a Solicitor and £215 for personal applicants. The fees, based on the value of the estate rather than the work to be undertaken…