With expertise in bespoke wills and estate planning, our solicitors deliver clear, compassionate, and culturally sensitive support, ensuring your wishes are respected and your loved ones are protected.
- ⇢ Tailored Advice on Wills, Estates, and Probate Law
We provide clear, up-to-date legal counsel to ensure your Will complies with current legislation and fully reflects your intentions. - ⇢ Drafting of Wills to Maximise Inheritance Outcomes
Our solicitors carefully structure your Will to preserve wealth and provide for your family in the most tax-efficient manner possible. - ⇢ Creation of Testamentary and Family Trusts
We assist in setting up trusts that protect your assets and ensure their appropriate management for future generations. - ⇢ Guidance on the Appointment of Executors and Guardians
Choosing the right individuals to manage your affairs or care for minor children is a deeply personal decision. We help you make informed, confident choices. - ⇢ Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Disputes and Litigation
With expert planning, we aim to minimise the likelihood of your Will being contested, preserving harmony within your family. - ⇢ Secure Storage of Your Will and Key Legal Documents
We offer secure, confidential document storage to ensure your Will and related papers are safe and easily accessible when needed.
Multilingual Services for a Diverse Community
Greenwich Solicitors is proud to be a multilingual firm, offering legal services in English, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. We believe that every client deserves clear communication and culturally attuned advice, and we are committed to delivering exceptional service across all communities.
Begin Planning with Confidence
Your legacy deserves to be protected with the utmost care and professionalism. Whether you are drafting a Will for the first time, updating an existing one, or need advice on trusts or probate, Greenwich Solicitors is here to guide you with discretion, expertise, and genuine understanding.
In addition to preparing your Will, we strongly recommend putting in place legally valid arrangements in the event you are no longer able to make decisions independently. Through instruments such as Powers of Attorney and Advanced Care Directives, you can appoint trusted individuals to manage your finances, healthcare, and living arrangements, ensuring your dignity, wellbeing, and best interests are safeguarded.
Planning Ahead with Confidence
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that allows you to appoint trusted individuals (known as “attorneys”) to make decisions on your behalf if you become unable to do so in the future. Preparing an LPA is not just about safeguarding against the unexpected, it is about ensuring that your wishes are respected and your affairs are managed by people you trust.
At Greenwich Solicitors, we provide clear, compassionate guidance on preparing both types of LPA, helping you make informed choices about your future and that of your family.
Property & Financial Affairs LPA
This type of LPA gives your chosen attorney(s) the authority to deal with financial matters on your behalf. It can be used with your consent while you still have mental capacity, or only if you lose capacity in the future.
Typical decisions your attorney may make include:
- ⇢ Managing bank accounts and paying bills
- ⇢ Collecting benefits, pensions, or income
- ⇢ Buying or selling property
- ⇢ Overseeing investments and financial planning
By preparing a Property & Financial Affairs LPA, you can be confident that your financial responsibilities will continue to be managed effectively, without disruption, even if you are unable to manage them yourself.
Health & Welfare LPA
A Health & Welfare LPA enables your chosen attorney(s) to make personal and medical decisions on your behalf, but only if you lose the ability to make those decisions yourself.
These decisions can include:
- ⇢ Day-to-day care and living arrangements
- ⇢ Consent to or refusal of medical treatment
- ⇢ Decisions about care homes or residential care
- ⇢ Choices about life-sustaining treatment
A Health & Welfare LPA ensures that your preferences about care, medical treatment, and living arrangements are respected, even when you are unable to express them yourself.
Why Create an LPA?
Without an LPA, if you lose capacity, your loved ones may face a long and costly application to the Court of Protection to gain authority to act on your behalf. Preparing an LPA now provides certainty, peace of mind, and control over your future.
How We Can Help
- ⇢ Expert Guidance – clear advice on the scope, powers, and limitations of each type of LPA.
- ⇢ Tailored Service – bespoke drafting to reflect your wishes and family circumstances.
- ⇢ Compassionate Support – sensitive, straightforward assistance throughout the process.
- ⇢ Future Protection – ensuring your affairs will always be managed in line with your values and preferences.
Clear, Compassionate Guidance Through Complex Matters
Dealing with the estate of a loved one is never easy. The probate process can be legally complex and emotionally challenging, particularly when disputes arise between family members, beneficiaries, or executors. At Greenwich Solicitors, we combine technical expertise with a sensitive, practical approach to help clients navigate all aspects of probate and estate disputes.
Probate Services
Our probate solicitors provide comprehensive advice and support in administering estates, whether simple or complex. We assist with:
- ⇢ Applying for Grants of Probate or Letters of Administration
- ⇢ Identifying, valuing, and collecting estate assets
- ⇢ Settling debts, liabilities, and tax obligations
- ⇢ Distributing the estate to beneficiaries
- ⇢ Advising executors and trustees on their duties and responsibilities
We ensure that the probate process is handled efficiently, transparently, and in accordance with the law, giving executors and beneficiaries peace of mind at a difficult time.
Contentious Probate
Unfortunately, disputes over estates are becoming increasingly common. Contentious probate refers to challenges involving the validity of a will, the distribution of assets, or the conduct of executors and trustees. Our experienced team has acted in a wide range of probate disputes, including:
- ⇢ Will Challenges – disputes over undue influence, lack of capacity, or improper execution
- ⇢ Inheritance Act Claims – claims by dependants who feel insufficient provision has been made for them
- ⇢ Executor & Trustee Disputes – concerns about mismanagement, conflict of interest, or breach of duty
- ⇢ Disputes Between Beneficiaries – disagreements over entitlement, interpretation of wills, or distribution of assets
- ⇢ Intestacy Disputes – where someone dies without leaving a valid will
We aim to resolve disputes sensitively but firmly, using mediation and negotiation where possible to preserve family relationships. Where court proceedings become necessary, we provide robust representation to protect your position.
Why Choose Greenwich Solicitors?
- ⇢ Specialist Knowledge – experienced solicitors with expertise in wills, probate, LPAs and estate disputes
- ⇢ Compassionate Support – we understand the personal sensitivities involved and offer clear, empathetic guidance
- ⇢ Practical Solutions – proactive advice to reduce conflict, delay, and unnecessary costs
- ⇢ Tailored Advice – bespoke strategies to reflect your family circumstances and long-term goals
